impulsiveness
pronunciation
How to pronounce impulsiveness in British English:
UK [ɪm'pʌlsɪvnəs]
How to pronounce impulsiveness in American English:
US [ɪm'pʌlsɪvnəs]
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- Noun:
- the trait of acting suddenly on impulse without reflection
Word Origin
- impulsiveness (n.)
- 1650s; see impulsive + -ness.
Example
- 1. The primary symptoms are impulsiveness , inattention , restlessness and poor self-regulation .
- 2. First , there is a correlation between unhealthiness and impulsiveness of food items : unhealthy food items also tend to elicit impulsive responses .
- 3. If adolescence is essentially a collection of them-angst , idiocy , and haste ; impulsiveness , selfishness , and reckless bumbling-then how did those traits survive selection ?
- 4. Where mr sarkozy 's impulsiveness and showmanship often irritate his european partners , ms lagarde 's legally-honed negotiating skills have kept discussions going at crucial moments in europe 's search for solutions to its debt crisis .
- 5. Prof steel , who admits to becoming distracted by computer games himself , argues in a new book that those prone to putting things off suffer from a vice of their own - impulsiveness .