com·pul·sion (k m-p l shn)n. 1. a. The act of compelling. b. The state of being compelled. 2. a. An irresistible impulse to act, regardless of the rationality of the motivation: "The compulsion to protect the powerful from the discomfort of public disclosure feeds further abuse and neglect" (Boston Globe). b. An act or acts performed in response to such an impulse. [Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin compulsi  , compulsin-, from Latin compulsus, past participle of compellere, to compel; see compel.] |
compulsion
Noun
1. an irresistible urge to perform some action
2. compelling or being compelled [Latin compellere to compel]
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| Noun | 1. | compulsion - 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" irrational impulse - a strong spontaneous and irrational motivation; "his first impulse was to denounce them"; "the urge to find out got him into trouble" |
| 2. | compulsion - an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will; "her compulsion to wash her hands repeatedly" irrational motive - a motivation that is inconsistent with reason or logic onomatomania - obsession with a particular word which the person uses repeatedly or which intrudes into consciousness | |
| 3. | compulsion - using force to cause something to occur; "though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game"; "they didn't have to use coercion" constructive eviction, eviction - action by a landlord that compels a tenant to leave the premises (as by rendering the premises unfit for occupancy); no physical expulsion or legal process is involved |
compulsion
Translations
n compulsion [kəmˈpalʃən]
compelling or being compelled You are under no compulsion to go. dwang, verpligting; kompulsie إكْراه، إجْبار، ضَغْط عَلى принуда nátlak tvang der Zwang υποχρέωση obligación sund(us) اجبار؛ فشار pakko contrainte כְּפִיָה @@@כְּפִייָה$$$ विवशता prisila, prinuda kényszer paksaan nauðung, þvingun costrizione 強制 강요(당한 상태) prievarta piespiešana paksaan dwang tvang przymus obrigação constrângere принуждение nátlak pritisk prinuda tvång การบังคับ zorlama, baskı 強迫 примус, змушування مجبوری ، زبر دستی sự ép buộc 强迫
adj comˈpulsory
which must be done or carried out Is it compulsory for me to attend the class?; a compulsory examination. gedwonge, verpligtend إجْباري задължителен povinný tvungen; obligatorisk Zwangs... υποχρεωτικός obligatorio kohustuslik اجباری pakollinen obligatoire חוֹבָה अनिवार्य prinudan, prisilan kötelező wajib skyldu- obbligatorio 義務的な 의무적인 privalomas piespiedu-; obligāts wajib verplicht obligatorisk, tvangs-, tvungen przymusowy obrigatório obligatoriu обязательный povinný obvezen obavezan obligatorisk ที่จำเป็นต้องทำ zorunlu 強迫的 примусовий, обов'язковий لازمی ضروری bắt buộc 强迫的
adv comˈpulsorily
gedwonge, verpligtend بِصورَةٍ إجْبارِيَّه задължително povinně tvungent; obligatoriskt zwingend υποχρεωτικά obligatoriamente sunniviisil بطور اجباری väkipakolla obligatoirement בְּאוֹפֶן מְחָייֵב अनिवार्य रूप से prinudan, prisilan kötelezően secara wajib nauðsynlega obbligatoriamente いやおうなしに 의무적으로 būtinai, priverstinai piespiedu-; obligāti dengan wajib verplicht obligatorisk, tvungent przymusowo obrigatoriamente (în mod) obligatoriu обязательно povinne obvezno prinudno obligatoriskt อย่างจำเป็นต้อง zorunlu olarak 強迫地 примусово, обов'язково لادمی طور پر buộc lòng 强迫地
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