impulsion

  1. Noun.  The act of impelling or driving onward, or the state of being impelled; the sudden or momentary agency of a body in motion on another body; also, the impelling force, or impulse.
  2. Noun.  Influence acting unexpectedly or temporarily on the mind; sudden motive or influence; impulse.

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