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    [Noun]  | "com*pul*sion" | \ kəm-ˈpəl-shən \


    1: an act of compelling : the state of being compelled

    2: a force that compels

    3: an irresistible persistent impulse to perform an act (such as excessive hand washing); also : the act itself


    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English compulsion, compulsioun "coercion," borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French compulsion, borrowed from Latin compulsiōn-, compulsiō, derivative, with the suffix of verbal action -tiōn-, -tiō, of compellere "to drive together, force to go, force (to a view, course of action)" (with -s- from past participle compulsus); (sense 2) translation of German Zwang{mat|compel|};

    [Noun]  | "compulsions" 


    1: the use of power to impose one's will on another;


      * e.g., " ... in that class I read books under compulsion that I ordinarily wouldn't have considered "



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    [Noun]  | "compulsion" 


    1: the use of power to impose one's will on another;


      * e.g., " ... in that class I read books under compulsion that I ordinarily wouldn't have considered "



    •  Antonyms : 

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     [ "Compulse" ]

    1: A non-word that is often accidentally derived from the word 'compulsion' (which is in turn authentically derived from the word 'compel', or 'compelled'). This phenomenon might possibly be more common among fans of Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series.

      * e.g.,  ... Graendal can Compulse me any time she wants. 

     [ "compulsed" ]

    1: Feeling strongly compelled to do something.

      * e.g.,  ... After recently quitting drinking, I was happy that while at an outdoor party in Hartford, I did not feel compulsed to drink, even though those around me were drinking. 

     [ "compulsive" ]

    1: Flick. This is where you obbsesse about one aspect of your life. Somehting that no one else agrees with, and is a figment of your imagination

      * e.g.,  ... Flick is compulsive about fat 

     [ "compulsed" ]

    1: A word to describe being moved to the point where traditional use of language is impossible in light of one's emotion. Typically not used because there are better words and compulsed sounds horrible.

      * e.g.,  ... I felt compulsed to add this word to Urban Dictionary. 

     [ "compulse" ]

    1: Well you see - it is very similar to the act of convulsing, but not. Convulsing is when one is foaming at the mouth like a rapid beast of nature whilst shaking uncontrollably and becoming partially blind. COMPULSE, however, is the very simple act of moving one's body when you do not know what else to do. This very real word can occur while dancing, blacking out or an unconscious habit when one feels extremely awkward.

      * e.g.,  ... "Oh my god. Look at that girl starting to compulse on the ground over there. Bitch is crazy!" 

     [ "Compulsion" ]

    1: A horse with blinders on chasing a carrot dangled on a rope before him through a field of vegetables.

      * e.g.,  ... Biting your nails could be a compulsion if you don't have a good manicurist. 

     [ "compulsive liker" ]

    1: Someone who can't help themselves but to "like" everything that is going on in Facebook.

      * e.g.,  ... John is bitter and alone. Geoff likes this! John: Dude, what the hell? 

     [ "revulsion compulsion" ]

    1: The uncontrollable urge to view something disgusting when someone has told you you shouldn't.

      * e.g.,  ... Person 1: Oh god, don't click on this link, it's disgusting! Person 2: I have revulsion compulsion :D *clicks anyway* 

     [ "Compulsive Liar" ]

    1: A compulsive liar is defined as someone who lies out of habit. Lying is their normal and covert yet reflexive way of responding to questions. Compulsive liars bend the truth about everything, large and small. For a compulsive liar, telling the truth is very awkward and uncomfortable while lying feels right. Compulsive lying is usually thought to develop in early childhood, due to being placed in an environment where lying was necessary. A compulsive liar may also have difficulties with poor self esteem. For the most part, compulsive liars are not overly manipulative and cunning, rather they simply lie out of habit

      * e.g.,  ... Press Secretary, Robert Gibbs, has a normal, and reflexive way of responding to questions. When reporters in his press pool ask him questions he responds in a very awkward and uncomfortable manner, due to his poor self esteem the press secretary, will lie out of habit and does not like to be confronted and called a "Compulsive Liar", with his past admissions, after being shown video tapes of his constant screw up's. 

     [ "Compulsive liar" ]

    1: Someone who lies about everything for no reason.

      * e.g.,  ... Tony Schneider is a compulsive liar 

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