id
[ id ]
/ ɪd /
noun Psychoanalysis.
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
Origin of id
1920–25; < Latin
id it, as a translation of German
Es, special use of
es it, as a psychoanalytic term
Words nearby id
Definition for id (2 of 13)
ID
[ ahy-dee ]
/ ˈaɪˈdi /
noun
a means of identification, as a card or bracelet containing official or approved identification information.
verb (used with object), ID'd or IDed or ID'ed, ID'ing or ID·ing.
to identify.
to issue an ID to: Go to the admissions office if you haven't been ID'd yet.
Definition for id (3 of 13)
ID
Definition for id (4 of 13)
-ide
or -id
a suffix used in the names of chemical compounds: bromide.
Origin of -ide
extracted from
oxide
Definition for id (5 of 13)
I'd
[ ahyd ]
/ aɪd /
contraction of I would or I had.
usage note for I'd
See
contraction.
Definition for id (6 of 13)
Definition for id (7 of 13)
Definition for id (8 of 13)
ID.
(in Iraq) dinar; dinars.
Definition for id (9 of 13)
Origin of I.D.
First recorded in 1950–55
Definition for id (10 of 13)
-id
1
a suffix of nouns that have the general sense “offspring of, descendant of,” occurring originally in loanwords from Greek (Atreid; Nereid), and productive in English on the Greek model, especially in names of dynasties, with the dynasty's founder as the base noun (Abbasid; Attalid), and in names of periodic meteor showers, with the base noun usually denoting the constellation or other celestial object in which the shower appears (Perseid).
Origin of -id
1
< Latin
-id-, stem of
-is < Greek: feminine patronymic suffix; or < Latin
-idēs < Greek: masculine patronymic suffix
Definition for id (11 of 13)
-id
2
a suffix occurring in English derivatives of modern Latin taxonomic names, especially zoological families and classes; such derivatives are usually nouns denoting a single member of the taxon or adjectives with the sense “pertaining to” the taxon: arachnid; canid.
Definition for id (12 of 13)
Definition for id (13 of 13)
-id
4
a suffix occurring in descriptive adjectives borrowed from Latin, often corresponding to nouns ending in -or1: fetid; humid; pallid.
Origin of -id
4
From the Latin suffix
-idus
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British Dictionary definitions for id (1 of 10)
id
1
/ (ɪd) /
noun
psychoanal
the mass of primitive instincts and energies in the unconscious mind that, modified by the ego and the superego, underlies all psychic activity
Word Origin for id
C20: New Latin, from Latin: it; used to render German
Es
British Dictionary definitions for id (2 of 10)
id
2
the internet domain name for
Indonesia
British Dictionary definitions for id (3 of 10)
ID
abbreviation for
Idaho
identification (document)
Also: i.d
inside diameter
Intelligence Department
Also: i.d
intradermal
British Dictionary definitions for id (4 of 10)
id.
abbreviation for
idem
British Dictionary definitions for id (5 of 10)
Id.
abbreviation for
Idaho
British Dictionary definitions for id (6 of 10)
I'd
/ (aɪd) /
contraction of
I had or I would
British Dictionary definitions for id (7 of 10)
-id
1
suffix forming nouns
indicating the names of meteor showers that appear to radiate from a specified constellation
Orionids (from Orion)
indicating a particle, body, or structure of a specified kind
energid
Word Origin for -id
from Latin
-id-, -is, from Greek, feminine suffix of origin
British Dictionary definitions for id (8 of 10)
-id
2
suffix forming adjectives, suffix forming nouns
indicating members of a zoological family
cyprinid
indicating members of a dynasty
Seleucid; Fatimid
Word Origin for -id
from New Latin
-idae or
-ida, from Greek
-idēs suffix indicating offspring
British Dictionary definitions for id (9 of 10)
British Dictionary definitions for id (10 of 10)
-ide
-id
suffix forming nouns
(added to the combining form of the nonmetallic or electronegative elements)
indicating a binary compound
sodium chloride
indicating an organic compound derived from another
acetanilide
indicating one of a class of compounds or elements
peptide; lanthanide
Word Origin for -ide
from German
-id, from French
oxide
oxide, based on the suffix of
acide
acid
Medical definitions for id (1 of 4)
id
[ ĭd ]
n.
In psychoanalytic theory, the division of the psyche that is totally unconscious and serves as the source of instinctual impulses and demands for immediate satisfaction of primitive needs.
Medical definitions for id (2 of 4)
ID
abbr.
infecting dose
Medical definitions for id (3 of 4)
-id
suff.
Body; particle:chromatid.
Medical definitions for id (4 of 4)
-ide
suff.
Group of related chemical compounds:monosaccharide.
Binary compound:sodium chloride.
Chemical element with properties similar to another:lanthanide.
Scientific definitions for id
-ide
A suffix used to form the names of various chemical compounds, especially the second part of the name of a compound that has two members (such as sodium chloride) or the name of a general type of compound (such as polysaccharide).
Cultural definitions for id
id
In Freudian theory, the part of the psyche associated with instinctual, repressed, or antisocial desires, usually sexual or aggressive. In its efforts to satisfy these desires, the id comes into conflict with the social and practical constraints enforced by the ego and superego. (See also pleasure principle.)