murderous impulse
Frequency: 6.58.2 per million words
a sudden strong desire to kill someone
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Examples (10)
- He felt a sudden murderous impulse when he saw his betrayer.
- The character struggled to control his murderous impulse throughout the dark novel.
- A fleeting murderous impulse crossed her mind, quickly dismissed.
- She was shocked by her own murderous impulse after the confrontation.
- The psychiatrist noted the patient's recurring murderous impulses.
- Despite the provocation, he managed to suppress the murderous impulse.
- The film depicted a man wrestling with a murderous impulse after a tragedy.
- It's terrifying to acknowledge even a momentary murderous impulse.
- He attributed his outburst to an uncontrollable murderous impulse.
- A deep sense of injustice can sometimes fuel a murderous impulse.