Sudden+impulse
21impulse — [[t]ɪ̱mpʌls[/t]] impulses 1) N VAR: oft N to inf An impulse is a sudden desire to do something. Unable to resist the impulse, he glanced at the sea again... He still couldn t understand the impulse that had made him confide in Cassandra... Wade… …
22impulse — noun a) A thrust; a push; a sudden force that impels. The impulse to learn drove me to study night and day. b) A wish or urge, particularly a sudden one. When I saw the new dictionary, I couldnt resist the impulse …
23impulse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. thrust, push (see impulse); impromptu, improvisation (See unpreparedness). II Forward thrust Nouns 1. impulse, impulsion, impetus, momentum; push, thrust, shove, jog, nudge, prod, jolt, brunt,… …
24sudden thought — Synonyms and related words: automatic response, blind impulse, brain wave, brainstorm, drive, fancy, flash, fleeting impulse, gut response, impulse, inspiration, instinct, involuntary impulse, natural impulse, notion, quick hunch, reflex, urge …
25impulse — I. transitive verb (impulsed; impulsing) Date: 1611 to give an impulse to II. noun Etymology: Latin impulsus, from impellere to impel Date: 1647 1. a. inspiration, motivation …
26impulse — n. 1 the act or an instance of impelling; a push. 2 an impetus. 3 Physics a an indefinitely large force acting for a very short time but producing a finite change of momentum (e.g. the blow of a hammer). b the change of momentum produced by this… …
27Impulse (psychology) — An impulse is a wish or urge, particularly a sudden one. It can be considered as a normal and fundamental part of human thought processes, but also one that can become problematic, as in a condition like obsessive compulsive disorder.The ability… …
28impulse — /ˈɪmpʌls / (say impuls) noun 1. the inciting influence of a particular feeling, mental state, etc.: to act under the impulse of pity. 2. sudden, involuntary inclination prompting to action, or a particular instance of it: to be swayed by impulse …
29impulse — im·pulse || ɪmpÊŒls n. instinctual urge, sudden desire, whim; wave of energy sent via a nerve fiber (Pathology); sudden application of force or the movement caused by it (Physics); sudden electrical current (Electronics) …
30impulse — noun 1》 a sudden strong and unreflective urge to act. 2》 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 C17 (earlier (ME) as impulsion), as a… …
