Definition of “compulsion” - English Dictionary

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“compulsion” in English

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uk /kəmˈpʌl.ʃən/ us /kəmˈpʌl.ʃən/

› [ C ] a very strong feeling of wanting to do something repeatedly that is difficult to control:

For many people, dieting is a compulsion.

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› [ S or U ] a force that makes you do something:

He seems to be driven by some kind of inner compulsion.

[ + to infinitive ] We were under no compulsion to attend.

Don't feel under any compulsion to take me with you.

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compel

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(Definition of “compulsion” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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(Definition of “compulsion” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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