How to pronounce "compulsion" (English)
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Meanings and definitions of "compulsion"
- Noun
an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid; "he felt a compulsion to babble on about the accident"
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an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will; "her compulsion to wash her hands repeatedly"
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using force to cause something to occur; "though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game"; "they didn't have to use coercion"
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