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[しょう()·どう()]
shoudou
noun, suru verb

English Meaning(s) for 衝動

noun, suru verb
  1. impulse; impetus; urge

Definition and Synonyms for 衝動

Drive a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire
Synonyms: 衝動
Urge a strong restless desire
Synonyms: ムズムズ, 意欲, 衝動
Caprice a sudden desire
Synonyms: 出来心, 気まぐれ, 衝動
Urge an instinctive motive
Synonyms: 衝動
Irrational Impulse a strong spontaneous and irrational motivation
Synonyms: 衝動
Impact a forceful consequence
Synonyms: インパクト, 効果, 影響, 影響力, 衝動, 衝撃
Impulsion the act of applying force suddenly
Synonyms: インパルス, 余勢, 衝動, 衝撃, 調子, 運動力
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

» collide; brunt; highway; opposition (astronomy); thrust; pierce; stab; prick
» move; motion; change; confusion; shift; shake

Categories 衝動 is a member of

Motive the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal
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Driving Force the act of applying force to propel something
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Desire the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
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Effect a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
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Irrational Motive a motivation that is inconsistent with reason or logic
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Physiological State the condition or state of the body or bodily functions
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Stroke Order Diagrams for 衝動

Sample Sentences for 衝動

He was borne away by an impulse.
Maybe the impulse was working upon her subconscious.
I barely restrained the impulse to strike him.
He felt a sudden urge to write a novel.
She was borne away by an impulse.

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