COMPULSION
/kəmˈpʌl.ʃən/ Scrabble 16 Words With Friends 22
Definition
- noun an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid.
— synonyms: irresistible_impulse
- noun an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will.
— synonyms: obsession
- noun using force to cause something to occur.
— synonyms: coercion
Examples
- “During the basketball game, I had a sudden compulsion to have a smoke.”
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