Antonyms for impulsion

Grammar : Noun

Spell : im-puhl-shuh n

Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˈpʌl ʃən

Definition of impulsion

Origin : early 15c., "driving, pushing, thrusting," from Old French impulsion (early 14c.), from Latin impulsionem (nominative impulsio) "external pressure," figuratively "incitement, instigation," noun of action from past participle stem of impellere (see impel).

As in impulse : noun drive, resolve
As in impulse : noun throb, stimulus
As in motivation : noun ambition, inspiration
As in thrust : noun forward movement
As in intention : noun goal
As in constraint : noun force
As in enforcement : noun requirement to obey; implementation of rule(s)
As in goad : noun stimulus
As in habit : noun tendency, practice
As in impetus : noun stimulus, force

Example sentences :

It substitutes the attraction of the future for the impulsion of the past.
Extract from : « Creative Evolution » by Henri Bergson

It is due to an identity of impulsion and not to a common aspiration.
Extract from : « Creative Evolution » by Henri Bergson

But, the impulsion once received, mind continues its course.
Extract from : « Creative Evolution » by Henri Bergson

Agriculture, as well as industry, felt the impulsion of the new force.
Extract from : « The Law of Civilization and Decay » by Brooks Adams

Matter cannot have been produced by force, because force is nothing but the impulsion of matter.
Extract from : « Ingersoll in Canada » by Allen Pringle

The carriage had eight wheels, two of which were large and gave the impulsion.
Extract from : « Automobile Biographies » by Lyman Horace Weeks

Why should we be confined to employ only the power of impulsion?
Extract from : « Buffon's Natural History, Volume II (of 10) » by Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon

The "inductive leap" is no leap away from logic, but the impulsion of logic's mainspring seen only in its legitimate event.
Extract from : « Creative Intelligence » by John Dewey, Addison W. Moore, Harold Chapman Brown, George H. Mead, Boyd H. Bode, Henry Waldgrave, Stuart James, Hayden Tufts, Horace M. Kallen

In these drawings by Degas all the lines follow the impulsion of the thought.
Extract from : « The French Impressionists (1860-1900) » by Camille Mauclair

But he overcame the impulsion, and waited to face what might be a danger the more.
Extract from : « The Son of Clemenceau » by Alexandre (fils) Dumas

Synonyms for impulsion

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