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compulsion definition

compulsion


 
  Grep  of  noun  compulsion 
  compulsion 
 
  Overview  of  noun  compulsion 
 
  The  noun  compulsion  has  3  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  compulsion,  irresistible  impulse  --  (an  urge  to  do  or  say  something  that  might  be  better  left  undone  or  unsaid) 
  2.  (1)  compulsion,  obsession  --  (an  irrational  motive  for  performing  trivial  or  repetitive  actions  against  your  will) 
  3.  (1)  compulsion,  coercion  --  (using  force  to  cause  something:  "though  pressed  into  rugby  under  compulsion  I  began  to  enjoy  the  game";  "they  didn`t  have  to  use  coercion") 
 
  Overview  of  noun  compulsion 
 
  The  noun  compulsion  has  3  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  compulsion,  irresistible  impulse  --  (an  urge  to  do  or  say  something  that  might  be  better  left  undone  or  unsaid) 
  2.  (1)  compulsion,  obsession  --  (an  irrational  motive  for  performing  trivial  or  repetitive  actions  against  your  will) 
  3.  (1)  compulsion,  coercion  --  (using  force  to  cause  something:  "though  pressed  into  rugby  under  compulsion  I  began  to  enjoy  the  game";  "they  didn`t  have  to  use  coercion") 



compulsion definition