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drivenness

/driv·en·ness/ (driv´en-nes) hyperactivity (1).

organic drivenness hyperactivity seen in brain-damaged individuals as a result of injury to and disorganization of cerebellar structures.

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They had a big appetite for visual information, and we see that drivenness in the tremendously poised immediacy of their language.

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James lived from 1842 to 1910, Williams from 1886 to 1945; James experienced the "irremediable impotence" of a wealthy young man prevented at every turn from finding his powers, while Williams experienced the humiliation and drivenness of a brilliant young man without resources.