jussive mood

/ˌdʒʌsɪv mud/
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Definitions of jussive mood
  1. noun
    a mood that expresses an intention to influence the listener's behavior
    synonyms: imperative, imperative form, imperative mood
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    type of:
    modality, mode, mood
    verb inflections that express how the action or state is conceived by the speaker
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