Compulsion

Noun

 * 1) An irrational need to perform some action, often despite negative consequences.
 * 2) The use of authority, influence, or other power to force (compel) a person or persons to act.
 * 3) The lawful use of violence (i.e. by the administration).

Adjectives for Compulsion
silent; irresistible; subtle; fascinated; armed; legal; restraining; unrecognized; physical; sad; temperamental; moral; strong; inescapable.

Verbs for Compulsion
accept under—; act in—; appear under—; commit under—; confess under—; develop by—; devise by—; exercise—; involve—; obey under—; rebel at—; resist—; restrain by—; submit under—; wring out by—; —exculpates; —forces.

Related terms
compulsive; compulsory

Thesaurus
abstraction, abulia, alienation, amperage, anxiety, anxiety equivalent, anxiety state, apathy, armipotence, authority, beef, black power, brute force, catatonic stupor, charge, charisma, clout, coercion, cogence, cogency, complex, compulsoriness, constraint, dejection, depression, detachment, dint, drive, driving, driving force, duress, effect, effectiveness, effectuality, elation, emotionalism, energy, euphoria, exigency, fascination, fixation, fixed idea, flower power, folie du doute, force, force majeure, forcefulness, full blast, full force, hang-up, hypercathexis, hypochondria, hysteria, hysterics, idee fixe, impellent, impelling, impelling force, impetus, impulse, impulsion, incentive, incitement, indifference, influence, insensibility, irresistible force, irresistible impulse, lethargy, main force, main strength, mana, mandatedness, mandatoriness, mania, melancholia, mental distress, might, might and main, mightiness, moment, momentum, monomania, morbid drive, motive power, moxie, muscle power, necessariness, necessitation, necessitude, necessity, need, obligation, obligatoriness, obligement, obsession, obsessive compulsion, pathological indecisiveness, pinch, pizzazz, poop, possession, potence, potency, potentiality, power, power pack, power structure, power struggle, powerfulness, preoccupation, prepossession, prepotency, press, pressing, pressure, productiveness, productivity, propulsion, psychalgia, psychomotor disturbance, puissance, pull, punch, push, rash impulse, ruling passion, sinew, steam, strength, stress, strong arm, stupor, superiority, superpower, thrust, tic, twitching, unresponsiveness, urge, urgency, validity, vehemence, vigor, vim, violence, virility, virtue, virulence, vitality, wattage, weight, withdrawal

Etymology
From compulsio: <  compellere:; see compel.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: порив
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 * Russian: (необъяснимый) позыв, (иррациональное)
 * Spanish: compulsión


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