Origin: Latin suffix -sion
Compulsion has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
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"
an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will
"her compulsion to wash her hands repeatedly"
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"
An irrational need or irresistible urge to perform some action, often despite negative consequences.