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pleasure principle meaning and definition
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Definition of pleasure principle (noun)
- (psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the id; the principle that an infant seeks gratification and fails to distinguish fantasy from reality
- synonyms: pleasure-pain principle, pleasure-unpleasure principle
- antonym: reality principle
Source: Princeton University Wordnet