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Meaning of word compulsion from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

compulsion noun

Meaning : An urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid.

Example : He felt a compulsion to babble on about the accident.

Synonyms : irresistible impulse

Meaning : An irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will.

Example : Her compulsion to wash her hands repeatedly.

Synonyms : obsession

Meaning : Using force to cause something to occur.

Example : Though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game.
They didn't have to use coercion.

Synonyms : coercion

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