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DRIVEN
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Strongly motivated to succeed
Synonyms:
compulsive; determined; driven
Classified under:
Similar:
ambitious (having a strong desire for success or achievement)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Urged or forced to action through moral pressure
Example:
felt impelled to take a stand against the issue
Synonyms:
driven; impelled
Classified under:
Similar:
motivated (provided with a motive or given incentive for action)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Compelled forcibly by an outside agency
Example:
mobs goaded by blind hatred
Synonyms:
driven; goaded
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
involuntary; nonvoluntary; unvoluntary (not subject to the control of the will)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past participle of the verb drive
Context examples:
The second time was when she had fought against the Great Oz himself, and driven him out of the land of the West.
(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)
I was driven over by my employer, who was as amiable as ever, and was introduced by him that evening to his wife and the child.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Van Helsing laid a hand on his shoulder, and said:—Brave lad! A moment's courage, and it is done. This stake must be driven through her.
(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)
Unable to turn his back on the fanged danger and go on, the bull would be driven into paroxysms of rage.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
He had sprung fully six feet across the deck and driven his fist into the other’s stomach.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
I said the dog doesn't go, and that settles it. I don't believe he's your dog. You may have seen him sometime. You may even sometime have driven him for his owner.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
You raise me from the dust by this kindness; and I trust that, by your aid, I shall not be driven from the society and sympathy of your fellow creatures.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
Had he not struck a bargain with the doctor, he and his mutineers, deserted by the ship, must have been driven to subsist on clear water and the proceeds of their hunting.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
Do you feel driven to do or think about something and find it hard to stop?
(MDS-UPDRS - Features of Dopamine Dysregulation Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)
This may result in the inhibition of Wnt-driven tumor growth.
(Fzd8 Fusion Protein OMP-54F28, NCI Thesaurus)
