How to Pronounce "compulsion"
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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.
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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.
She described her shopping as a compulsion she couldn't control.