impulsion
Americannoun
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the act of impelling or the state of being impelled
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motion produced by an impulse; propulsion
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a driving force; compulsion
Other Word Forms
- self-impulsion noun
Etymology
Origin of impulsion
1400–50; late Middle English < Latin impulsiōn- (stem of impulsiō ) incitement. See impulse, -ion
Example Sentences
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Basically the same trick, with the take-off impulsion applied via the nose.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 24, 2021
“The singer might change the harmonic impulsion or narrative function.”
From New York Times • Jul. 24, 2017
Unfortunately for this argument, throughout the history of the subcontinent, there has existed an impulsion for unity.
From The Guardian • Mar. 8, 2017
“Man feels the same impulsion, but knows that he is free to acquiesce or resist.”
From The New Yorker • Jun. 25, 2012
If the wind should shift, the fire “might invade the South Division itself, and come up under the impulsion of that fierce wind, and where should we all be then?”
From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy
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