COMPULSION

compulsion, coercion

(noun) using force to cause something to occur; “though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game”; “they didn’t have to use coercion”

compulsion, irresistible impulse

(noun) an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid; “he felt a compulsion to babble on about the accident”

compulsion, obsession

(noun) an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will; “her compulsion to wash her hands repeatedly”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

compulsion (countable and uncountable, plural compulsions)

An irrational need or irresistible urge to perform some action, often despite negative consequences.

The use of authority, influence, or other power to force (compel) a person or persons to act.

The lawful use of violence (i.e. by the administration).

Source: Wiktionary

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Com*pul"sion, n. Etym: [L. compulsio. See Compel.]

Definition: The act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; the act of driving or urging by force or by physical or moral constraint; subjection to force. If reasons were as plentiful as blackberries, I would give no man a reason upon compulsion. Shak. With what complusion and laborious flight We sunk thus low. Milton.

Syn.

– See Constraint.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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