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Definition and Synonyms for 衝動
| 1. | 衝動 | 強い必要性、及び願望に対応する生理状態 |
| Drive | a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire | |
| Synonyms: | 衝動 | |
| 2. | むずむず | 強く落ちつかない欲求 |
| Urge | a strong restless desire | |
| Synonyms: | ムズムズ, 意欲, 衝動 | |
| 3. | 衝迫 | 突然の欲望 |
| Caprice | a sudden desire | |
| Synonyms: | 出来心, 気まぐれ, 衝動 | |
| 4. | 衝迫 | 本能的な動機 |
| Urge | an instinctive motive | |
| Synonyms: | 衝動 | |
| 5. | 衝動 | 自然発生的で不合理な強い動機 |
| Irrational Impulse | a strong spontaneous and irrational motivation | |
| Synonyms: | 衝動 | |
| 6. | インパクト | 効果的な結果 |
| Impact | a forceful consequence | |
| Synonyms: | インパクト, 効果, 影響, 影響力, 衝動, 衝撃 | |
| 7. | 運動力 | 突然力を加える行為 |
| Impulsion | the act of applying force suddenly | |
| Synonyms: | インパルス, 余勢, 衝動, 衝撃, 調子, 運動力 | |
| 8. | インパクト | 強力な影響 |
| Impact | a strong effect | |
| Synonyms: | インパクト, 効果, 影響, 影響力, 衝動, 衝撃 |
Meanings for each kanji in 衝動
| » | 衝 | collide; brunt; highway; opposition (astronomy); thrust; pierce; stab; prick |
| » | 動 | move; motion; change; confusion; shift; shake |
Categories 衝動 is a member of
| 1. | 動因 | 有機体が望む目的に向かって行動を起こすように仕向ける心理学的特性 |
| Motive | the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal | |
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| 2. | 推進 | 何かを推進するために力を適用する行為 |
| Driving Force | the act of applying force to propel something | |
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| 3. | 渇き | 満たされていない状態を伴う気持ち |
| Desire | the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state | |
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| 4. | 成果 | ある先行する現象に続く現象、またはある先行する現象を原因とする現象 |
| Effect | a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon | |
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| 5. | 理由や論理に一致しない動機づけ | |
| Irrational Motive | a motivation that is inconsistent with reason or logic | |
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| 6. | 体の状態または体の機能 | |
| Physiological State | the condition or state of the body or bodily functions | |
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Sample Sentences for 衝動
これらすべてのスポーツ、および他の多くのものは、何かをめざしたいという人間の衝動に支配されている。
All of these sports and many others are dominated by the human urge to aim at something.
たぶん彼女の潜在意識の中にそういう衝動があったんでしょうね。
Maybe the impulse was working upon her subconscious.
トムを絞め殺したいという衝動を抑えるのは難しかった。
It was hard to resist the impulse to wring Tom's neck.
全ての生き物は、生き延びるための本能的衝動を持っている。
All forms of life have an instinctive urge to survive.
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