compulsion

/kəmˈpʌlʃən/ noun

Definition

WISH [C] › a strong wish to do something, often something that you should not do

FORCING [U] › when you are forced to do something: We were under no compulsion to attend.

(Definition of compulsion noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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