Words · Familiar
compulsion
/kəmˈpʌlʃən/ · 10 letters · 9 distinct letters
- 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
- noun
an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will
her compulsion to wash her hands repeatedly
- noun
using force to cause something to occur
though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game