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pulsion

  • /ˈpʌlʃn̩/ UK

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Borrowed from French pulsion, from Latin pulsio.

noun pulsions

  1. archaic 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.

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"pulsion." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pulsion. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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pulsion. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pulsion

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"pulsion." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pulsion.

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@misc{pulsion_2026,
  title = {pulsion},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pulsion},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}