ID
pronunciation
How to pronounce ID in British English:
UK [ˌaɪ ˈdi:]
How to pronounce ID in American English:
US [ˌaɪ'di]
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- Noun:
- (psychoanalysis) primitive instincts and energies underlying all psychic activity
Word Origin
- id (n.)
- 1924, in Joan Riviere's translation of Freud's "Das Ich und das Es" (1923), from Latin id "it" (translation of German es "it" in Freud's title), used in psychoanalytical theory to denote the unconscious instinctual force. Latin id is from PIE pronominal stem *i- (see yon).
Example
- 1. Yet technology has given the fake id business a boost .
- 2. Organised crime does play a large part in id theft .
- 3. The id is completely unconscious .
- 4. Google says this id is associated with location and not with other user information .
- 5. Unlike much of the rest of the world , including neighbouring cambodia , no photo id is required .