impulse

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun an instinctive motive
  2. noun a sudden desire
  3. noun the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French impulser, from Latin impulsus.

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Synonyms

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