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English noun: compulsion | |||
| 1. | compulsion (motive) an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid | ||
| Samples | He felt a compulsion to babble on about the accident. | ||
| Synonyms | irresistible impulse | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | irrational impulse | ||
| 2. | compulsion (motive) an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will | ||
| Samples | Her compulsion to wash her hands repeatedly. | ||
| Synonyms | obsession | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | irrational motive | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | onomatomania | ||
| 3. | compulsion (act) using force to cause something to occur | ||
| Samples | Though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game. They didn't have to use coercion. | ||
| Synonyms | coercion | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | causation, causing | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | constructive eviction, eviction | ||
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