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| com·pul·sion [ kəm púlshən ] (plural com·pul·sions) |
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1. force: a force that makes somebody do something
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2. compelling: an act of compelling or the state of being compelled
  You are under no compulsion to leave.
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3. psychology psychological force: a psychological and usually irrational force that makes somebody do something, often unwillingly
felt an irresistible compulsion
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| [14th century. Via French< late Latin compulsion-< Latin compuls-, past participle of compellere (see compel)] |
