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Noun: irresistible impulse  ,i-ri'zis-tu-bul 'im-puls
  1. An urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid
    - compulsion

Derived forms: irresistible impulses

Type of: irrational impulse

Encyclopedia: Irresistible impulse