instinct
🇺🇸
/ˈɪnstɪŋkt/
🇬🇧
/ˈɪnstɪŋkt/
noun
C1
A natural way of acting or knowing that you are born with, not learned.
Her instinct told her to protect the child from danger.
C1
A strong feeling that something is true or right, without needing proof.
His instinct warned him that the deal was not safe.
translation
A natural way of acting or knowing that you are born with, not learned.; A strong feeling that something is true or right, without needing proof.
Word Forms
Plural
instincts