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    com·pul·sion
    /kəmˈpəlSH(ə)n/

    noun

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › compulsionCompulsion Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of COMPULSION is an act of compelling : the state of being compelled. How to use compulsion in a sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCOMPULSION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    COMPULSION definition: 1. a very strong feeling of wanting to do something repeatedly that is difficult to control: 2. a…. Learn more.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › compulsionCompulsion - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will. “her compulsion to wash her hands repeatedly” synonyms: obsession. see more see less. 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.

  5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishcompulsion noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    [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. She felt a great compulsion to drive too fast. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryCOMPULSION | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    COMPULSION meaning: 1. a very strong feeling of wanting to do something repeatedly that is difficult to control: 2. a…. Learn more.

  7. www.yourdictionary.com › compulsionCompulsion Definition & Meaning - YourDictionary

    Noun. Filter. noun. compulsions. The act of compelling. American Heritage. A compelling or being compelled; coercion; constraint. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. That which compels; driving force. Webster's New World. An irresistible, repeated, irrational impulse to perform some act. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › compulsionCOMPULSION Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Compulsion definition: the act of compelling; constraint; coercion.. See examples of COMPULSION used in a sentence.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › compulsionCompulsion - definition of compulsion by The Free Dictionary

    n. 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]

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCOMPULSION definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    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. Synonyms: urge, need, obsession, necessity More Synonyms of compulsion. 2. uncountable noun.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of compulsion – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge...

    COMPULSION definition: 1. a strong wish to do something, often something that you should not do 2. a situation in which…. Learn more.