defusion of instinct, n.All

Defusion of instinct (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the detachment of the erotic components from the destructive cathexes they had joined, Freud's metapsychological account of regression.