irresistible urge
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irresistible — ir|re|sis|ti|ble [ˌırıˈzıstıbəl] adj 1.) so attractive, desirable etc that you cannot prevent yourself from wanting it irresistible to ▪ Tax cutting proposals could prove irresistible to lawmakers. ▪ Men find Natalie irresistible . 2.) too strong … Dictionary of contemporary English
irresistible — adjective 1 so attractive, desirable etc that you cannot prevent yourself from wanting it: Chocolate is irresistible for a lot of people. | find sb/sth irrestible: Men find Natalie irresistible. 2 too strong or powerful to be stopped or prevented … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
irresistible — [ˌɪrɪˈzɪstəb(ə)l] adj 1) strong or powerful and impossible to control an irresistible urge to laugh[/ex] 2) impossible to refuse, not want, or not like an irresistible smile[/ex] irresistibly adv … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
irresistible impulse test — n: a test used in some jurisdictions when considering an insanity defense that involves a determination of whether an impulse to commit a criminal act was irresistible due to mental disease or defect regardless of whether the defendant knew right … Law dictionary
urge — I n. 1) to feel an urge 2) to satisfy an urge 3) to control; stifle an urge 4) an irrepressible, irresistible, uncontrollable; natural; sudden urge 5) an urge to + inf. (she felt an urge to respond) II v. 1) to urge forcefully, strongly 2) (H)… … Combinatory dictionary
urge — I UK [ɜː(r)dʒ] / US [ɜrdʒ] verb [transitive] Word forms urge : present tense I/you/we/they urge he/she/it urges present participle urging past tense urged past participle urged ** 1) a) to advise someone very strongly about what action or… … English dictionary
urge — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ desperate, great, incredible, intense, irresistible, overpowering, overwhelming, powerful, strong, uncontrollable … Collocations dictionary
irresistible — adj. VERBS ▪ be, prove, seem ▪ become ▪ make sb/sth ▪ The very high salary made the job irresistible. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
irresistible impulse — overpowering urge, irrepressible drive, powerful instinct … English contemporary dictionary
irresistible impulse — noun an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid he felt a compulsion to babble on about the accident • Syn: ↑compulsion • Derivationally related forms: ↑compulsive (for: ↑compulsion) … Useful english dictionary
