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- pronunciation:
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puhl
shn
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
coercion or constraint; act of compelling.
His service in His Majesty's Navy was not voluntary but was brought about by compulsion.- synonyms:
- coercion, constraint, duress, enforcement
- similar words:
- control, force, influence, power, pressure
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| definition 2: |
the state of being compelled or coerced.
They turned in their neighbors to the police under compulsion of the law.- similar words:
- authority, coercion, control, duress, necessity, power
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| definition 3: |
an irresistible impulse, usu. to do or say something opposed by one's rational mind.
Her checking of whether the stove was turned off had become so frequent that it appeared to have become a compulsion.- similar words:
- drive, impetus, impulse, impulsion, obsession, urge
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| related words: |
fixation, heat |
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