ímpetu

Definitions of ímpetu
  1. noun
    the act of moving hurriedly and in a careless manner
    synonyms: apresuración, apresuramiento, precipitación, prisa, tropel, urgencia
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    types:
    arrebatiña, cachaña, correteo, lucha, movimiento, pelea, subida
    rushing about hastily in an undignified way
    type of:
    movimiento, traslado
    the act of changing location from one place to another
  2. noun
    rash impulsiveness
    synonyms: impetuosidad
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    type of:
    impulsividad
    the trait of acting suddenly on impulse without reflection
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