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Compulsion

British pronunciation/kəmpˈʌlʃən/
American pronunciation/kəmˈpəɫʃən/
Compulsion
[NOUN]
1

a strong and irresistible urge or impulse to do something

synonyms : obsession
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2

an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid

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3

using force to cause something to occur

synonyms : coercion
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Examples
1. Now, one of the hallmark features of addiction is compulsion.
2. Number one on this side, we have compulsion.
3. Next is compulsion.
4. Freud calls that repetition compulsion.
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