Definitions for compulsion
kəmˈpʌl ʃəncom·pul·sion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. compulsion, irresistible impulsenoun

   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"

2. compulsion, obsessionnoun

   an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will

   "her compulsion to wash her hands repeatedly"

3. compulsion, coercionnoun

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. compulsionnoun

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

   During the basketball game, I had a sudden compulsion to have a smoke.

2. compulsionnoun

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

3. compulsionnoun

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

4. Etymology: From compulsio, from compellere; see compel.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Compulsionnoun

   Etymology: compulsio, Latin.

   1. The act of compelling to something; force; violence of the agents.

   If reasons were as plenty as blackberries, I would give no man a reason on compulsion. William Shakespeare, Henry IV. p. i.

   Thoughts, whither have ye led me! with that sweet
   Compulsion thus transported. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. ix.

   Such sweet compulsion doth in musick lye,
   To lull the daughters of necessity. John Milton.

   2. The state of being compelled; violence suffered.

   Compulsion is in an agent capable of volition, when the beginning or continuation of any action is contrary to the preference of his mind. John Locke.

   When the fierce foe hung on our broken rear,
   With what compulsion and laborious flight
   We sunk thus low? John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. ii. l. 80.

   This faculty is free from compulsion, and so spontaneous, and free from determination by the particular object. Matthew Hale.

   Possibly there were others who assisted Harold, partly out of fear and compulsion. Matthew Hale, on Common Law.

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1. compulsion

   Compulsion is a strong, irresistible urge to behave in a certain way, especially against one's conscious wishes. It often refers to psychological forces driving certain actions, such as those seen in obsessive-compulsive disorder. However, it can also refer to a general drive or force that pushes someone to act in a particular way. Compulsion may be influenced by internal psychological factors or external social or environmental factors.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.2 / 6 votes

1. Compulsionnoun

   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

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1. Compulsion

   Compulsion was an Irish punk band. They formed in the 1990 by Josephmary and Sid Rainey as Thee Amazing Colossal Men. They signed a recording contract with Virgin Records, but after winning a lawsuit against their record label, they became 'Compulsion' in 1992. Joined by guitarist Garret Lee and drummer Jan-Willem Alkema, they moved to North London and signed to One Little Indian. They released several EPs and two albums. The first, Comforter, was labelled by the NME as part of the "New Wave of New Wave", while the second, The Future is Medium, saw them sport identical black outfits and orange hairdos. The group split in 1996, after which Lee formed Jacknife Lee, and later produced Snow Patrol and U2. Alkema joined China Drum and later Driven to Collision. Rainey is now a writer and has created and produced an animated children's TV series called Underground Ernie for the BBC. Josephmary now lives in Ireland.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. compulsion

   Is a constraint upon the will whereby an officer is urged to that which his judgment disapproves, and which, it is to be presumed, his will (if left to itself) would reject. As punishments are, therefore, only inflicted for the abuse of that free will which God has given to man, it is highly just and equitable that an officer should be excused for those acts which are done through unavoidable force and compulsion.

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1. compulsion

   Song lyrics by compulsion -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by compulsion on the Lyrics.com website.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of compulsion in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of compulsion in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of compulsion in a Sentence

1. Aristotle:

   All human actions have one or more of these seven causes chance, nature, compulsion, habit, reason, passion, and desire.

2. Themistocles:

   I have with me two gods, Persuasion and Compulsion.

3. Adam Schiff:

   Senior White House officials will move as expeditiously as possible, but Senior White House officials have to see what witnesses are going to make themselves available and what witnesses are going to require compulsion.

4. Plato, The Republic:

   Bodily exercise, when compulsory, does no harm to the body; but knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind.

5. Ramana Pemmaraju:

   The compulsion to remain beautiful forever has made women more uglier than ever. Remember its not about imbibing other cultures but accepting one's own nature is what makes one more graceful! Relish in your uniqueness!

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=compulsion
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Compulsion
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=compulsion
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/compulsion
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=compulsion
7. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=compulsion