Definitions

1. noun

A strong feeling of wanting or needing something, especially food or water.

“The pilot struggled with the strong pulsion to drink water after being stranded in the desert.”

2. noun

A natural force or movement that pushes or urges something forward.

“The pulsion of the ocean tides has been studied by scientists for years.”

3. noun

A force or impulse that drives a person or thing to behave in a certain way.

“Her pulsion for adventure led her to travel the world.”

4. noun

In psychoanalytic theory, an unconscious instinctual drive or desire.

“The patient’s doctor helped her understand her repressed pulsion for control.”