Irresistible Impulse (Noun)
Meaning
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".
Classification
Nouns denoting goals.
Examples
- She struggled to resist the irresistible impulse to text her ex-boyfriend a nasty message after he cancelled their plans at the last minute.
- The comedian's penchant for making off-color jokes was often driven by an irresistible impulse to push the envelope and see how far he could go.
- The teacher had to fight an irresistible impulse to laugh every time she saw the ridiculous hairstyle one of her students was sporting.
- In a moment of weakness, he gave in to an irresistible impulse to buy the expensive suit he had been eyeing for weeks, even though he couldn't afford it.
- After a few too many drinks, she felt an irresistible impulse to go up to the microphone and karaoke in front of the entire bar, much to the chagrin of her friends.