Thesaurus: compulsion

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1. n. The act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; the act of driving or urging by force or by physical or moral constraint; subjection to force.
2. n. an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid
3. n. an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will
4. n. using force to cause something to occur
5. The act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; the act of driving or urging by force or by physical or moral constraint; subjection to force. If reasons were as plentiful as blackberries, I would give no man a reason upon compulsion. Shak. With what complusion and laborious flight We sunk thus low. Milton. Syn. -- See Constraint.
6. The act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; the actof driving or urging by force or by physical or moral constraint;subjection to force.If reasons were as plentiful as blackberries, I would give no man areason upon compulsion. Shak.With what complusion and laborious flight We sunk thus low. Milton.
7. n:100 n. an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid n. an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will n. using force to cause something to occur