"pulsion" meaning in English

See pulsion in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpʌlʃn̩/ [UK] Forms: pulsions [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French pulsion, from Latin pulsio. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|pulsion}} French pulsion, {{der|en|la|pulsio}} Latin pulsio Head templates: {{en-noun}} pulsion (plural pulsions)
  1. (now rare) The act of driving forward; propulsion. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-pulsion-en-noun-rYFlY43T
  2. (psychoanalysis) A subconscious drive or impulse. Categories (topical): Psychoanalysis
    Sense id: en-pulsion-en-noun-ETgumeub Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 86 Topics: human-sciences, medicine, psychoanalysis, psychology, sciences

Inflected forms

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