compulsion, n.
(compulsions)
freq. cnt. 5
(compulsions)
freq. cnt. 5
an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid
<noun.motive> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
compulsion irresistible impulse
sample sentences
"he felt a compulsion to babble on about the accident"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
using force to cause something to occur
<noun.act> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
coercion compulsion
sample sentences
"though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game""they didn't have to use coercion"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will
<noun.motive> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
compulsion obsession
sample sentences
"her compulsion to wash her hands repeatedly"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form