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- DictionaryCom·pul·sion/kəmˈpəlSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. the action or state of forcing or being forced to do something; constraint: "the payment was made under compulsion"
- 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"
The meaning of COMPULSION is an act of compelling : the state of being compelled. How to use compulsion in a sentence.
COMPULSION definition: 1. a very strong feeling of wanting to do something repeatedly that is difficult to control: 2. a…. Learn more.
Aug 14, 2015 · COMPULSION meaning: 1. a very strong feeling of wanting to do something repeatedly that is difficult to control: 2. a…. Learn more.
a strong, usually irresistible impulse to perform an act, especially one that is irrational or contrary to one's will.
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.
[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.
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. It's a compulsion to write, more than talent, that makes a writer.
COMPULSION definition: 1. a strong wish to do something, often something that you should not do 2. a situation in which…. Learn more.
1. the act of compelling or the state of being compelled. 2. something that compels. 3. (Psychiatry) psychiatry an inner drive that causes a person to perform actions, often of a trivial and repetitive nature, against his or her will. See also obsession. [C15: from Old French, from Latin compellere to compel]
Compulsion Definition. The act of compelling. A compelling or being compelled; coercion; constraint. That which compels; driving force. An irresistible, repeated, irrational impulse to perform some act. An act or acts performed in response to such an impulse.
