impetuous
adjectiveActing hastily on impulse without enough consideration.
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Clear all filtersActing hastily on impulse without enough consideration.
Acting on a sudden urge without much prior consideration.
To hold back, limit, or control an action, impulse, or movement.
Control over one's impulses, or a limit placed on an action.
Control of impulses
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To redirect an impulse into a socially acceptable or constructive activity.
A sudden wish or idea that lacks a settled reason or plan.
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