 compulsion |
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| 1. | [ noun ] an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid | |
| Synonyms: | irresistible_impulse | |
| Related terms: | irrational_impulse | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (psychology) an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions against your will | |
| Synonyms: | obsession | |
| Related terms: | irrational_motive onomatomania | |
| 3. | [ noun ] using force to cause something | |
| Synonyms: | coercion | |
| Examples: | : "though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game" "they didn`t have to use coercion" |
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| Related terms: | causing eviction coerce | |
| Similar spelling: |
convulsion compulsive complin completion complexion complain compline compilation complection compliant compiling compulsivity compulsively complying complaint complainer compliance compliancy compelling compliment compulsory complaisant complaining compliments complainant complication complaisance complaintive compulsorily complimentary complainingly complicating complicity complicate convulsive |
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