urge
Noun
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An instinctive motive (synset 109203328)
"profound religious impulses"is a type of: motivation, motive, need - the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behaviorsubtypes:
- abience - (psychology) an urge to withdraw or avoid a situation or an object
- adience - (psychology) an urge to accept or approach a situation or an object
- death instinct, death wish, thanatos - (psychoanalysis) an unconscious urge to die
- itchy feet, wanderlust - very strong or irresistible impulse to travel
same as: impulse -
A strong restless desire (synset 107505591)
"why this urge to travel?"is a type of: desire - the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied statesame as: itch
Verb
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Force or impel in an indicated direction (synset 200767694)
"I urged him to finish his studies"subtypes:
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Push for something (synset 200876672)
"The travel agent recommended strongly that we not travel on Thanksgiving Day"subtypes: prescribe - recommend as beneficial
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Spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts (synset 200860463)
"The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"is a type of: encourage - inspire with confidence; give hope or courage tosubtypes: cheerlead - act as a cheerleader in a sports event
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