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Pulsion

//ˈpʌlʃn̩// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of driving forward; propulsion. archaic

    "The same applies to the tempestuous rows within internet communities, where toxic pulsions of identification and disidentification generate passionate solidarities and sudden explosions of hostilities."

  2. 2
    A subconscious drive or impulse.

Etymology

Borrowed from French pulsion, from Latin pulsio.

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