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pulsion

UK/ˈpʌlʃn̩/

pulsion noun: the act of driving forward; propulsion.

Noun

pulsion (plural pulsions)

  1. (archaic) The act of driving forward; propulsion.
    • The same applies to the tempestuous rows within internet communities, where toxic pulsions of identification and disidentification generate passionate solidarities and sudden explosions of hostilities.2020 [2019], Richard Seymour, The Twittering Machine, Verso Books, →ISBN, page 99
  2. A subconscious drive or impulse.

pulsion meaning in Tamil

pulsion in Tamil

பக்கவாட்டில் தள்ளல், முன்னோக்கித் தள்ளல், வெளியேதள்ளல்

Forms of pulsion

pluralpulsions

Origin of pulsion

Borrowed from French pulsion, from Latin pulsio.

Words formed from pulsion

Questions about pulsion

What does pulsion mean?
Pulsion means the act of driving forward; propulsion.
What is pulsion in Tamil?
Pulsion in Tamil is பக்கவாட்டில் தள்ளல், முன்னோக்கித் தள்ளல், வெளியேதள்ளல். See Pulsion meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is pulsion?
Pulsion is a noun.
How do you pronounce pulsion?
Pulsion is pronounced /ˈpʌlʃn̩/ (UK).
What is the plural of pulsion?
The plural of pulsion is pulsions.

Words near pulsion in the dictionary

  1. pulsimeter
  2. pulsimeters
  3. pulsing
  4. pulsingly
  5. pulsings
  6. pulsion
  7. pulsions
  8. Pulsipher
  9. Pulsiphers
  10. pulsitility
  11. pulsive

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: pulsion (page history and authors); pulsion (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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