Compulsion

noun
kəm'pəlʃən

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”

  • using force to cause something to occur

    “though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game”

    Similar:Coercion
    Type of:CausingCausation

  • an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will

    “her compulsion to wash her hands repeatedly”

    Similar:Obsession

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