Compulsion - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|kəmˈpʌlʃn|
Brit.
|kəmˈpʌlʃ(ə)n|
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
- an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will (syn: obsession)her compulsion to wash her hands repeatedly
- using force to cause something to occur (syn: coercion)though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game
Extra examples
I gave in to one of my compulsions and ordered the chocolate dessert.
We should be able to get them to cooperate without using compulsion.
The desire to laugh became a compulsion.
Leith felt an overwhelming compulsion to tell him the truth.
Owners are under no compulsion to sell their land.
The use of compulsion in psychiatric care cannot be justified.
...a cat with a hardwired compulsion to knock expensive knickknacks off of shelves...
Word forms
noun
singular: compulsion
plural: compulsions
singular: compulsion
plural: compulsions
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