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   impulsion

   /ɪmˈpʌlʃn/

   noun

   • 1. a strong urge to do something: "the impulsion of the singers to govern the pace"
   • ▪ the motive or influence behind an action or process: "attitudes changed under the impulsion of humanitarian considerations"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘the action or an instance of impelling’): via Old French from Latin impulsio(n-), from the verb impellere (see impel).

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