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English to English noun
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an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid |  | Example: he felt a compulsion to babble on about the accident
source: wordnet30
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an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will | | Example: her compulsion to wash her hands repeatedly
source: wordnet30
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using force to cause something to occur | | Example: though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game
they didn't have to use coercion
source: wordnet30
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The act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; the act of driving or urging by force or by physical or moral constraint; subjection to force. | | source: webster1913
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