Meaning of impelled in English
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impelledDefinitions
1. urged or forced to action through moral pressureExamples
- « felt impelled to take a stand against the issue »
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- « Faith always contains an element of risk, of venture and we are impelled to make the venture by the affinity and attraction which we feel in ourselves. » Dean Inge
- « I began the study of medicine, impelled by a desire for knowledge of facts and of man. The resolution to do disciplined work tied me to both laboratory and clinic for a long time to come. » Karl Jaspers