Compulsion

Related Terms:

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Definitions:

Noun

compulsion irresistible impulse

Definition: 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"

compulsion obsession

Definition: an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will; "her compulsion to wash her hands repeatedly"

compulsion coercion

Definition: 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"

Definition: An irrational need or irresistible urge to perform some action, often despite negative consequences.