eng: compulsion

Information
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Meaning
means	(noun) 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" compulsion, irresistible impulse
means	(noun) an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will; "her compulsion to wash her hands repeatedly" compulsion, obsession
means	(noun) 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, compulsion