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- Dictionarycompulsion/kəmˈpʌlʃn/
noun
- 1. the action or state of forcing or being forced to do something; constraint: "the payment was made under compulsion" Similar
- 2. an irresistible urge to behave in a certain way: "he felt a compulsion to babble on about what had happened" Similar
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Compulsion is a noun that means a very strong feeling of wanting to do something repeatedly that is difficult to control, or a force that makes you do something. Learn more about the meaning, usage, and synonyms of compulsion with examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.
- English (US)
COMPULSION meaning: 1. a very strong feeling of wanting to...
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- English (US)
Compulsion is a noun that means a very strong feeling of wanting to do something repeatedly that is difficult to control, or a force that makes you do something. Learn more about its usage, synonyms and translations in different languages.
Learn the meaning of compulsion as an act of compelling, a force that compels, or an irresistible persistent impulse. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases of compulsion.
noun. the act of compelling; compel; constraint; coercion. the state or condition of being compelled. Psychology. a strong, usually irresistible impulse to perform an act, especially one that is irrational or contrary to one's will. compulsion. / kəmˈpʌlʃən /.
noun. using force to cause something to occur. “though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game” synonyms: coercion. see more. noun. an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will. “her compulsion to wash her hands repeatedly” synonyms: obsession. see more. noun.
Compulsion is a noun that means strong pressure or desire that makes somebody do something they do not want to do. Learn how to use compulsion in sentences, synonyms, word origin and more with Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Compulsion is an irresistible impulse to act, often irrationally or against one's will. It can also mean the act of compelling or the state of being compelled. See synonyms, translations and usage examples from various sources.
