compulsion

com·pul·sion

 (kəm-pŭl′shən)

n.

1.

a. The act of compelling.

b. The state of being compelled.

2. An irresistible impulse to act, regardless of the rationality of the motivation: "He felt an animal compulsion to flee the hotel and the city" (Paul Theroux).

3. Psychiatry An act or ritual that a person feels compelled to perform repeatedly, often to reduce the distress caused by an obsession.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin compulsiō, compulsiōn-, from Latin compulsus, past participle of compellere, to compel; see compel.]

compulsion

(kəmˈpʌlʃən)

n

1. the act of compelling or the state of being compelled

2. something that compels

3. (Psychiatry) psychiatry an inner drive that causes a person to perform actions, often of a trivial and repetitive nature, against his or her will. See also obsession

[C15: from Old French, from Latin compellere to compel]

com•pul•sion

(kəmˈpʌl ʃən)

n.

1. the act of compelling; constraint; coercion.

2. the state or condition of being compelled.

3. a strong, usu. irresistible impulse to perform an act, esp. one that is irrational or contrary to one's will.

[1375–1425; late Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Late Latin compulsiō, derivative (with -tiō -tion) of Latin compellere; see compel]

compulsion

An irresistible urge, often a neurotic reaction, taking such forms as having to wash one’s hands every few minutes or touching certain objects before leaving a room.

Thesaurus

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" irresistible impulse 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" obsession 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" coercion causation, causing - the act of causing something to happen 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

noun

1. urge, need, obsession, necessity, preoccupation, drive He felt a compulsion to talk about his ex-wife all the time.

2. force, pressure, obligation, constraint, urgency, coercion, duress, demand Students learn more when they are in classes out of choice rather than compulsion.

compulsion

noun

Power used to overcome resistance:

coercion, constraint, duress, force, pressure, strength, violence.

Translations

إكْراه، إجْبار، ضَغْط عَلى

nátlak

tvang

Zwang

compulsioncontrainte

kényszer

nauîung, òvingun

compulsivocostrizioneobbligatorio

būtinaiprivalomaspriverstinai

piespiešana

pritisk

baskızorlama

强迫

compulsion

[kəmˈpʌlʃən] N

1. (= urge) → compulsión f

2. (= force) under compulsion → a la fuerza, bajo coacción
you are under no compulsion → no tienes ninguna obligación

compulsion

[kəmˈpʌlʃ^ən] n

(= force) → contrainte f, force f
under compulsion → sous la contrainte

(= strong desire) → besoin m
to feel a compulsion to do sth → avoir la manie de faire qch

compulsion

n → Zwang m, → Druck m; (Psych) → innerer Zwang; under compulsion → unter Druck or Zwang; you are under no compulsion → Sie sind nicht gezwungen, niemand zwingt Sie

compulsion

[kəmˈpʌlʃ/ən] n

a. → costrizione f, pressione f
under compulsion → sotto costrizione, dietro or sotto pressione
he is under no compulsion (to do it) → nessuno lo costringe (a farlo)

b. → desiderio incontrollabile

compulsion

(kəmˈpalʃən) noun

compelling or being compelled. You are under no compulsion to go. dwang, verpligting; kompulsie إكْراه، إجْبار، ضَغْط عَلى принуда obrigação nátlak der Zwang tvang υποχρέωσηobligación sund(us) اجبار؛ فشار pakko contrainte כפיה, כפייה विवशता prisila, prinuda kényszer paksaan nauðung, þvingun costrizione 強制 강제 prievarta piespiešana paksaan dwangtvang przymus اجبار، اړباسنه، اړيستنه obrigação constrângere принуждение nátlak pritisk prinuda tvång การบังคับ zorlama, baskı (被)強迫 примус, змушування مجبوری ، زبر دستی sự ép buộc 强迫

comˈpulsory adjective

which must be done or carried out. Is it compulsory for me to attend the class?; a compulsory examination. gedwonge, verpligtend إجْباري задължителен obrigatório povinný Zwangs... tvungen; obligatorisk υποχρεωτικόςobligatorio kohustuslik اجباری pakollinen obligatoireחובה अनिवार्य prinudan, prisilan kötelező wajib skyldu- obbligatorio 義務的な 필수적인 privalomas piespiedu-; obligāts wajib verplichtobligatorisk, tvangs-, tvungenprzymusowy اجباری obrigatório obli­ga­toriu обязательный povinný obvezen obavezan obligatorisk ที่จำเป็นต้องทำ zorunlu 強制的，義務的 примусовий, обов'язковий لازمی ضروری bắt buộc 强迫的，义务的

comˈpulsorily adverb

gedwonge, verpligtend بِصورَةٍ إجْبارِيَّه задължително obrigatoriamente povinně zwingend tvungent; obligatoriskt υποχρεωτικάobligatoriamente sunniviisil بطور اجباری pakollisesti 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 verplichtobligatorisk, tvungent przymusowo په اجبارى توګه obrigatoriamente (în mod) obligatoriu обязательно povinne obvezno prinudno obligatoriskt อย่างจำเป็นต้อง zorunlu olarak 強制地 примусово, обов'язково لادمی طور پر buộc lòng 强迫地

com·pul·sion

n. compulsión.

compulsion

n compulsión f