26984 words

compulsion

3 definitions • 6 examples
1
a very strong feeling of wanting to do something repeatedly that is difficult to control:

Examples:

For many people, dieting is a compulsion.
[ + to infinitive ] I seem to have a constant compulsion to eat.
2
a force that makes you do something:

Examples:

He seems to be driven by some kind of inner compulsion.
[ + to infinitive ] We were under no compulsion to attend.
Don't feel under any compulsion to take me with you.
3
a force that makes you do something:

Examples:

[ U ] Management felt no compulsion to provide housing for families.

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