impulses are sudden feelings or thoughts that you have without any clear reason. You might have an impulse to eat a certain food, or to hit someone.
He couldn't control his impulses and he ate the whole cake.
She has a lot of impulses that she struggles to control.
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the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber
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an impelling force or strength
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a sudden desire
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the act of applying force suddenly
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an instinctive motive
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(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
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Nezha is impulsive and disobedient.
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That was impulsive and immature of me.
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There are competing definitions of impulsion.
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There is no impulsion to buy the clothes.
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A tremendous impulse was given to the study of the Orient.
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It's the same with impulsive behaviour and emotional sadism.
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If the electron is instantaneously stopped, the acceleration is an impulse.
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It consists contrasting impulses of stillness and turbulence.
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I appreciate the impulse behind the apology.
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I felt attacked and acted impulsively.