Impulsion vs Compulsion - What's the difference?
impulsion | compulsion |
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.
An irrational need to perform some action, often despite negative consequences.
*{{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-07, author=David Simpson
, volume=188, issue=26, page=36, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly)
, title= The use of authority, influence, or other power to force (compel) a person or persons to act.
The lawful use of violence (i.e. by the administration).
As nouns the difference between impulsion and compulsion
is that impulsion is 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 while compulsion is an irrational need to perform some action, often despite negative consequences.impulsion
English
Noun
(wikipedia impulsion) (en noun)References
* * ----compulsion
English
Noun
(en noun)Fantasy of navigation, passage=It is tempting to speculate about the incentives or compulsions that might explain why anyone would take to the skies in [the] basket [of a balloon]: perhaps out of a desire to escape the gravity of this world or to get a preview of the next; […].}}