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urge BrE / ɜːdʒ /  NAmE / ɜːrdʒ / Native audio playback is not supported. urge(noun)BrE / ɜːdʒ /  NAmE / ɜːrdʒ / a strong desire to do somethingsexual urgesI had a sudden urge to hit him.Extra ExamplesI felt a sudden urge to smash the teapot against the wall.I suppressed a strong urge to yawn.Leaving him off the guest list satisfied her urge for revenge.She resisted the urge to kiss him.an instinctive urge to tap your feet to the beat of the musicthe human urge to control the environmentthe primal urge to reproduceFreud claimed that this behaviour was caused by the repression of sexual urges.She felt a violent urge to laugh, but suppressed it, with difficulty.a/an biological/instinctive/primitive need/urgesexual needs/urgesWord Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin urgere ‘press, drive’.

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(noun) sexual urgesi had a sudden urge to hit him.i felt a sudden urge to smash the teapot against the wall.i suppressed a strong urge to yawn. Search images by the wordhttps://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=urge This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word	urge
WordType	(noun)
Phonetic	BrE / ɜːdʒ / NAmE / ɜːrdʒ /
Example	sexual urges i had a sudden urge to hit him. i felt a sudden urge to smash the teapot against the wall. i suppressed a strong urge to yawn.
Sound	Native audio playback is not supported.
Image	Search images by the word https://www.google.com/search?biw=1280&bih=661&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=urge
Content	urge (noun)BrE / ɜːdʒ / NAmE / ɜːrdʒ / a strong desire to do something sexual urges I had a sudden urge to hit him. Extra Examples I felt a sudden urge to smash the teapot against the wall. I suppressed a strong urge to yawn. Leaving him off the guest list satisfied her urge for revenge. She resisted the urge to kiss him. an instinctive urge to tap your feet to the beat of the music the human urge to control the environment the primal urge to reproduce Freud claimed that this behaviour was caused by the repression of sexual urges. She felt a violent urge to laugh, but suppressed it, with difficulty. a/an biological/instinctive/primitive need/urge sexual needs/urges Word Origin mid 16th cent.: from Latin urgere ‘press, drive’.
Copyright	This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Urge I Sexual Sudden Felt Suppressed Strong Noun

urge

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