"pulsion" meaning in French

See pulsion in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pyl.sjɔ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-pulsion.wav [France, Vosges], LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-pulsion.wav [France] (note: Somain) Forms: pulsions [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin pulsiōnem, from pulsus. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|la|pulsio|pulsiōnem}} Borrowed from Latin pulsiōnem Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} pulsion f (plural pulsions)
  1. (psychology) drive, urge Tags: feminine Derived forms: pulsion de mort Related terms: pousser

Inflected forms

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