motivation vs impulse

impulse vs motivation

motivation and impulse both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
motivation	Yes	No	No	No
impulse	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, impulse is a hyponym of motivation; that is, impulse is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than motivation:

motivation: the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
impulse: an instinctive motive

Other hyponyms of motivation include life, rational motive, irrational motive, urge, ethical motive, ethics, morality, morals, mental energy, psychic energy.

motivation (noun)	impulse (noun)
the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior	the act of applying force suddenly
the act of motivating; providing incentive	an impelling force or strength
the condition of being motivated	the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber
	(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
	a sudden desire
	an instinctive motive

Difference between motivation and impulse

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