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   What does impulsive mean?

   • In their habits they resembled children, being sensitive and impulsive, fond of play, and very quick in their motions. Impulsive definition: actuated or swayed by emotional or involuntary impulses. See examples of IMPULSIVE used in a sentence.

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   What causes a person to be impulsive?

   • An impulsive person is lacking in thought or deliberation in decision making. They have organizational problems, are easily distracted and forgetful, and exhibit impulsive risk-taking behavior, such as in criminal activities. This pathway to deviance often begins at an early age with stubborn behavior and leads to defiance and then to authority avoidance.

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   What is the difference between impulsive and automatic?

   • impulsive implies acting under stress of emotion or spirit of the moment. instinctive stresses action involving neither judgment nor will. automatic implies action engaging neither the mind nor the emotions and connotes a predictable response. mechanical stresses the lifeless, often perfunctory character of the response.

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   What is the difference between spontaneous and impulsive?

   • spontaneous, impulsive, instinctive, automatic, mechanical mean acting or activated without deliberation. spontaneous implies lack of prompting and connotes naturalness. impulsive implies acting under stress of emotion or spirit of the moment. instinctive stresses action involving neither judgment nor will.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › impulsiveIMPULSIVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   IMPULSIVE definition: 1. showing behaviour in which you do things suddenly without any planning and without considering…. Learn more.

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     IMPULSIVE meaning: 1. showing behaviour in which you do...

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     IMPULSIVE definicja: 1. showing behaviour in which you do...

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     IMPULSIVE translate: 冲动的. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     IMPULSIVE translate: impulsivo, impulsivo/iva...

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     IMPULSIVE translate: 충동적인. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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     IMPULSIVE translate: 衝動的. Learn more in the Cambridge...

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   characterized by actions based on sudden desires, whims, or inclinations rather than careful thought. an impulsive man. 2. based on emotional impulses or whims; spontaneous. an impulsive kiss. 3. forceful, inciting, or impelling. 4. (of physical forces) acting for a short time; not continuous.

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   If you describe someone as impulsive, you mean that they do things suddenly without thinking about them carefully first.

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   The meaning of IMPULSIVE is arising from an impulse. How to use impulsive in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Impulsive.

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   If someone is impulsive, it means that they act on instinct, without thinking decisions through. If you worked for an entire year to save money for a car and then suddenly decided to spend it all on a diamond tiara instead, that would be an impulsive purchase.

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   actuated or swayed by emotional or involuntary impulses: an impulsive child. Synonyms: hasty, quick, rash. having the power or effect of impelling; characterized by impulsion: impulsive forces. inciting to action: the impulsive effects of a revolutionary idea.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › impulsiveIMPULSIVE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   IMPULSIVE definition: Impulsive people do things suddenly, without planning or thinking carefully, but because they want…. Learn more.