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
[ Syn: irresistible impulse ]
an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will; her compulsion to wash her hands repeatedly
[ Syn: obsession ]
using force to cause something to occur; though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game; they didnt have to use coercion
[ Syn: coercion ]