"pulsion" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from French pulsion, from Latin pulsio.",
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "The act of driving forward; propulsion."
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        "(now rare) The act of driving forward; propulsion."
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        "A subconscious drive or impulse."
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        "(psychoanalysis) A subconscious drive or impulse."
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        "The act of driving forward; propulsion."
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        "(now rare) The act of driving forward; propulsion."
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        "(psychoanalysis) A subconscious drive or impulse."
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