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counterimpulse

counterimpulse noun: an impulse that runs counter to another impulse.

Noun

counterimpulse (plural counterimpulses)

  1. An impulse that runs counter to another impulse.
    • If the presence of a counterimpulse were sufficient to determine a mistake all of us should and would be constantly making mistakes.1921, Psyche and Eros
    • In the conflict theory, there is an impulse or a motive, and an opposing counterimpulse or countermotive.1982, Introducing Psychoanalytic Theory, page 119

Forms of counterimpulse

pluralcounterimpulses

Origin of counterimpulse

From counter- + impulse.

Questions about counterimpulse

What does counterimpulse mean?
Counterimpulse means an impulse that runs counter to another impulse.
What part of speech is counterimpulse?
Counterimpulse is a noun.
What is the plural of counterimpulse?
The plural of counterimpulse is counterimpulses.

Words near counterimpulse in the dictionary

  1. counterimmune
  2. counterimmunoelectrophoresis
  3. counterimmunoelectrophoretic
  4. counterimperialism
  5. counterimperialist
  6. counterimpulse
  7. counterimpulses
  8. counterincentive
  9. counterincentives
  10. counterincision
  11. counterincisions

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