impulsion noun2 •The act of impelling or driving onward, or the state of being impelled; the sudden or momentary agency of a body in motion on another body; also, the impelling force, or impulse. •Influence acting unexpectedly or temporarily on the mind; sudden motive or influence; impulse.Once they sit to talk, the Pilgrims lose the impulsion that has brought them so far, their confidence in their own crude strength. — 2020 formsimpulsions