Englisch

Detailed Synonyms for compulsion in Englisch

compulsion:

compulsion [the ~] Nomen

  1. the compulsion
    the pressure; the compulsion
  2. the compulsion
    – using force to cause something to occur 1
    the compulsion; the coercion
    – using force to cause something to occur 1
    • compulsion [the ~] Nomen
      • though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game1
    • coercion [the ~] Nomen
      • they didn't have to use coercion1
  3. the compulsion
    – an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid 1
    the compulsion; the irresistible impulse
    – an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid 1
  4. the compulsion
    – an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will 1
    the compulsion; the obsession
    – an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will 1
    • compulsion [the ~] Nomen
      • her compulsion to wash her hands repeatedly1
    • obsession [the ~] Nomen

Verwandte Wörter für "compulsion":

  • compulsions

Alternate Synonyms for "compulsion":


Verwandte Definitionen für "compulsion":

  1. using force to cause something to occur1
    • though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game1
  2. an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid1
    • he felt a compulsion to babble on about the accident1
  3. an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will1
    • her compulsion to wash her hands repeatedly1

Related Synonyms for compulsion