impulsion
noun/ɪmˈpʌlʃn/
/ɪmˈpʌlʃn/
(formal)- [countable] a strong desire to do something
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- [uncountable] a reason for doing something
- The impulsion for launching the case against her looks very politicized.
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘the action or an instance of impelling’): via Old French from Latin impulsio(n-), from the verb impellere, from in- ‘towards’ + pellere ‘to drive’.
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