compulsion

Nouns

  • (n) 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
    irresistible impulse,
  • (n) an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will
    • her compulsion to wash her hands repeatedly
    obsession,
  • (n) 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
    coercion,

Synonyms

irresistible impulse obsession coercion

Words of close approximity

compulsive