Compulsion: Synonyms in English

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compulsion:
- pressure; compulsion; coercion; irresistible impulse; obsession
- compulsion; constraint; coercion

English

Detailed Synonyms for compulsion in English

the compulsion
the pressure; the compulsion
- pressure [the ~] noun
- compulsion [the ~] noun
the compulsion

– using force to cause something to occur ¹
the compulsion; the coercion
– using force to cause something to occur ¹
- compulsion [the ~] noun
  - though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game¹
- coercion [the ~] noun
  - they didn't have to use coercion¹
the compulsion

– an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid ¹
the compulsion; the irresistible impulse
– an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid ¹
- compulsion [the ~] noun
  - he felt a compulsion to babble on about the accident¹
- irresistible impulse [the ~] noun
the compulsion

– an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will ¹
the compulsion; the obsession
– an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will ¹
- compulsion [the ~] noun
  - her compulsion to wash her hands repeatedly¹
- obsession [the ~] noun

using force to cause something to occur¹
- though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game¹
an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid¹
- he felt a compulsion to babble on about the accident¹
an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will¹
- her compulsion to wash her hands repeatedly¹