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Word: Compulsion
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin compulsio(n-), from compellere ‘to drive, force’ (see compel)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
kəmˈpʌlʃn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the action or state of forcing or being forced to do something; constraint
Short Definition:action or state of forcing or being forced to do something
Examples:- the payment was made under compulsion
Definition:
an irresistible urge to behave in a certain way
Short Definition:irresistible urge to behave in certain way
Examples:- he felt a compulsion to babble on about what had happened
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