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   Com·pul·sion

   /kəmˈpəlSH(ə)n/

   

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   • 1. the action or state of forcing or being forced to do something; constraint: "the payment was made under compulsion" Similar obligationconstraintforcecoercionduresspressurepressurizationenforcementoppressionintimidationforce majeure
   • 2. an irresistible urge to behave in a certain way, especially against one's conscious wishes: "he felt a compulsion to babble on about what had happened" Similar urgeimpulseneednecessitydesirelongingmotivationdriveobsessionfixationaddictiontemptationpullinformal:jones

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin compulsio(n-), from compellere ‘to drive, force’ (see compel).

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   What happens if someone uses compulsion to get you to do something?

   • If someone uses compulsion in order to get you to do something, they force you to do it, for example by threatening to punish you if you do not do it. Many universities argued that students learned more when they were in classes out of choice rather than compulsion.

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   [countable] compulsion (to do something) a strong desire to do something, especially something that is wrong, silly or dangerous synonym urge He felt a great compulsion to tell her everything. Obsessions and compulsions often develop in people who live stressful lives.

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   4 days ago · 1. countable noun. A compulsion is a strong desire to do something, which you find difficult to control. He felt a sudden compulsion to drop the bucket and run. Synonyms: urge, need, obsession, necessity More Synonyms of compulsion. 2. uncountable noun.

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    Define compulsion. compulsion synonyms, compulsion pronunciation, compulsion translation, English dictionary definition of compulsion. an irresistible impulse; coercion: She couldn’t fight her compulsion to buy things she didn’t need.