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- Dictionarycompulsion/kəmˈpʌlʃn/
noun
- 1. the action or state of forcing or being forced to do something; constraint: "the payment was made under compulsion" Similar
- 2. an irresistible urge to behave in a certain way: "he felt a compulsion to babble on about what had happened" Similar
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COMPULSION definition: 1. a very strong feeling of wanting to do something repeatedly that is difficult to control: 2. a…. Learn more.
a very strong feeling of wanting to do something repeatedly that is difficult to control: For many people, dieting is a compulsion. [ + to infinitive ] I seem to have a constant compulsion to eat. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Feelings of desire. appetite. caprice. carnality. carnally. covetousness. entitled. hankering. hunger.
: an irresistible persistent impulse to perform an act (such as excessive hand washing) her compulsion to repeatedly check and recheck the stove to be certain that it is turned off. also : the act itself. Gambling is a compulsion with him. Synonyms. arm-twisting. coercion. constraint. duress. force. pressure.
noun. an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will. “her compulsion to wash her hands repeatedly” synonyms: obsession. see more see less. noun. 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” synonyms: irresistible impulse.
A compulsion is a strong desire to do something, which you find difficult to control. He felt a sudden compulsion to drop the bucket and run. It's a compulsion to write, more than talent, that makes a writer. Synonyms: urge, need, obsession, necessity More Synonyms of compulsion. 2. uncountable noun.
Compulsion definition: the act of compelling; constraint; coercion.. See examples of COMPULSION used in a sentence.
noun. /kəmˈpʌlʃn/ [uncountable, countable] (formal) strong pressure that makes somebody do something that they do not want to do. compulsion (to do something) You are under no compulsion to pay immediately. compulsion (on somebody) to do something There are no compulsions on students to attend classes. The legal system is based on compulsion.
COMPULSION definition: 1. a strong wish to do something, often something that you should not do 2. a situation in which…. Learn more.
compulsion meaning, definition, what is compulsion: a strong and unreasonable desire to do s...: Learn more.
n. 1. the act of compelling or the state of being compelled. 2. something that compels. 3. (Psychiatry) psychiatry an inner drive that causes a person to perform actions, often of a trivial and repetitive nature, against his or her will. See also obsession. [C15: from Old French, from Latin compellere to compel]
