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Synonyms for irresistible impulse in English

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irresistible impulse:
- compulsion; irresistible impulse

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Detailed Synonyms for irresistible impulse in English

irresistible impulse:

irresistible impulse [the ~] noun

the irresistible impulse

– an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid ¹
the compulsion; the irresistible impulse
– an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid ¹
- compulsion [the ~] noun
  - he felt a compulsion to babble on about the accident¹
- irresistible impulse [the ~] noun

Alternate Synonyms for "irresistible impulse":

compulsion; irrational impulse

Related Definitions for "irresistible impulse":

an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid¹

Related Synonyms for irresistible impulse

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