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compulsion meaning and definition

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COMPULSION noun

Definition of compulsion (noun)

  1. an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid
  2. an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will
    • "her compulsion to wash her hands repeatedly"
    • synonyms: obsession
  3. 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"
    • synonyms: coercion
Source: Princeton University Wordnet

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