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Definition of: compulsion

(kəm·pulshən) noun
1. The act of compelling; coercion.
2. The state of being compelled.
3. Psychol. a The performance of an act contrary to the conscious will of the subject. b An act so performed. See synonyms under NECESSITY. [<MF <L compulsio, -onis <compellere COMPEL]

Most often used phrases:

repetition compulsion
compulsion in re
kind of compulsion
legal compulsion
sexual compulsion
physical compulsion
film compulsion
mental compulsion
helmet compulsion
obsessive compulsion
powerful compulsion
sweet compulsion
external compulsion
forced compulsion
economic compulsion

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Statistical data

"compulsion" has the frequency of use of 0.0001% on city-data.com forum

"compulsion" has the frequency of use of 0.0001% on en.wikipedia.org.

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