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pulsion

noun
/ˈpʌlʃn̩/UK

Etymology

Borrowed from French pulsion, from Latin pulsio.

  1. derived from pulsio
  2. borrowed from pulsion

Definitions

  1. The act of driving forward

    The act of driving forward; propulsion.

    • 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. A subconscious drive or impulse.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for pulsion. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA