ˈɪn.stɪŋkt ˈɪn.stɪŋkt ɹɪˈpliːt (followed by ‘with’) deeply filled or permeated imbued with the spirit of the Reformation words instinct with love it is replete with misery inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli the spawning instinct in salmon altruistic instincts in social animals