Word "COMPULSION" Definitions:
- Part of Speech:
- Noun
- Definition:
- an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid
- Synonyms:
- irresistible impulse
- Examples:
- he felt a compulsion to babble on about the accident
- Part of Speech:
- Noun
- Definition:
- using force to cause something to occur
- Synonyms:
- coercion
- Examples:
- though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game
- Part of Speech:
- Noun
- Definition:
- an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will
- Synonyms:
- obsession
- Examples:
- her compulsion to wash her hands repeatedly
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