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compulsion meaning and definition
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Definition 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"
- synonyms: irresistible impulse
- an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will
- "her compulsion to wash her hands repeatedly"
- synonyms: obsession
- 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