How to Pronounce "compulsion"
word
/kəmˈpəɫʃən/
kuhm-PUHL-shuhn
/kəmpˈʌlʃən/
kuhm-PUL-shuhn
Definition
A strong, often uncontrollable urge to do something, even if you do not want to. It can also refer to something you are forced to do by outside pressure.
IPA Transcription
American English
/kəmˈpəɫʃən/
British English
/kəmpˈʌlʃən/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
kuhm-PUHL-shuhn
UK
kuhm-PUL-shuhn
Listen in Context
He felt a compulsion to wash his hands again and again.
Some people fight the compulsion to check their phones constantly.
He signed the contract under compulsion.
For some, the compulsion to clean is almost impossible to resist.