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natural instinct

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meanings of naturaland instinct


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natural
adjective
uk /ˈnætʃ.ər.əl/ us /ˈnætʃ.ɚ.əl/
as found in nature and not involving anything made or done ...
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instinct
noun[C or U]
uk /ˈɪn.stɪŋkt/ us /ˈɪn.stɪŋkt/
the way people or animals naturally react or behave, without having to think or learn ...
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Examples of natural instinct


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Reclaiming lost land was a principal goal for policymakers, but does that reflect nationalism or simply the naturalinstinct of rulers-anywhere and at all times?
That is a naturalinstinct.
That is part of people's naturalinstinct about what is just and sensible.
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Such a condition, which strains naturalinstinct too severely, produces either listlessness or destructiveness.
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That is a naturalinstinct of people; it is a right instinct of people.
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One's naturalinstinct is to get the invaders out, but it is much easier said than done.
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His naturalinstinct is to go to the town.
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It is a naturalinstinct with man to give way to the entreaty of women.
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It is a naturalinstinct to say that it will look bad for discipline if the decision of the chief office is reversed.
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Well, that is a naturalinstinct, but it is not one that we can afford to indulge.
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And the naturalinstinct of a dog, which is that of a hunter, is developed, so that the animal becomes a menace.
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When the law book is missing, its naturalinstinct should be to get it written quickly.
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One's naturalinstinct is to do something in the big style.
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I fully understand the naturalinstinct to fight off a threat to one's home.
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They will be helped in this patriotic conversion by their naturalinstinct to lower their own taxes.
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We should follow that naturalinstinct and respond to the new politics.
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Temptation which is a naturalinstinct is not necessarily wrong.
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I accept entirely that, as a matter of course and naturalinstinct, firefighters would want to respond if there was a threat to life.
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But on this occasion he ought really to have repressed his naturalinstinct because this is a somewhat serious matter.
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