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pleasure principle vs principle

principle vs pleasure principle

pleasure principle and principle both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pleasure principle Yes No No No
principle Yes No No No
As nouns, principle is a hypernym of pleasure principle; that is, principle is a word with a broader meaning than pleasure principle:
  • pleasure principle: (psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the id; the principle that an infant seeks gratification and fails to distinguish fantasy from reality
  • principle: a basic truth or law or assumption
pleasure principle (noun) principle (noun)
(psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the id; the principle that an infant seeks gratification and fails to distinguish fantasy from reality a basic truth or law or assumption
a rule or standard especially of good behavior
(law) an explanation of the fundamental reasons (especially an explanation of the working of some device in terms of laws of nature)
a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system
rule of personal conduct
Difference between pleasure principle and principle

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