compulsion
Nouns
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(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
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(n) an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will
- her compulsion to wash her hands repeatedly
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(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