Sudden+impulse

  • 11impulse — Sudden urge or inclination; thrusting or impelling force within a person. See also insanity irresistible impulse …

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  • 12impulse — Sudden urge or inclination; thrusting or impelling force within a person. See also insanity irresistible impulse …

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  • 13impulse — ► NOUN 1) a sudden strong and unreflective urge to act. 2) a driving force; an impetus. 3) a pulse of electrical energy; a brief current. 4) Physics a force acting briefly on a body and producing a change of momentum. ORIGIN Latin impulsus a push …

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  • 14sudden desire — index impulse Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 15sudden force — index impulse Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 16impulse — 1. A sudden pushing or driving force. 2. A sudden, often unreasoning, determination to perform some act. 3. The action potential of a nerve fiber. [L. im pello, pp. pulsus, to push against, impel (inp )] apex i. conventionally the lowermost,… …

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  • 17impulse — /im puls/, n. 1. the influence of a particular feeling, mental state, etc.: to act under a generous impulse; to strike out at someone from an angry impulse. 2. sudden, involuntary inclination prompting to action: to be swayed by impulse. 3. an… …

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  • 18impulse — im•pulse [[t]ˈɪm pʌls[/t]] n. 1) the influence of a particular feeling, mental state, etc.: a generous impulse[/ex] 2) sudden, involuntary inclination prompting to action: swayed by impulse[/ex] 3) an instance of this: an impulse to cry[/ex] 4)… …

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  • 19Impulse — Contents 1 Science 2 Film and television 3 Print media 4 M …

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  • 20Impulse — I (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Impulse >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 impulse impulse impulsion impetus Sgm: N 1 momentum momentum Sgm: N 1 push push pulsion thrust shove jog jolt …

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