compulsion

compulsion
com|pul|sion [kəmˈpʌlʃən] n
[Date: 1300-1400; : Old French; Origin: Late Latin compulsio, from Latin compellere; COMPEL]
1.)
a strong and unreasonable desire to do something
→↑compel
The desire to laugh became a compulsion.
compulsion to do sth
Leith felt an overwhelming compulsion to tell him the truth.
the compulsion to smoke or eat too much
2.) [singular, U]
the act of forcing or influencing someone to do something they do not want to do
→↑compel under (no) compulsion to do sth
Owners are under no compulsion to sell their land.
The use of compulsion in psychiatric care cannot be justified.

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  • Compulsión — Compulsión: Es un término usado en psicoanálisis que define a un sujeto aparentemente sano que presenta una conducta adictiva u obsesiva irresistible ante una determinada situación subyugante. Contenido 1 Compulsión por el Hobby 2 Compulsión por… …   Wikipedia Español

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  • Compulsion — may refer to: Compulsive behavior, a psychological condition in which a person does a behavior compulsively, having an overwhelming feeling that they must do so Obsessive compulsive disorder, a mental disorder characterized by intrusive thoughts… …   Wikipedia

  • Compulsion — Com*pul sion, n. [L. compulsio. See {Compel}.] 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. [1913 Webster] If reasons were as plentiful as… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • compulsión — Impulso irresistible, repetitivo e irracional para realizar un acto que por lo general es contrario a los propios juicios y valores, de tal forma que produce una ansiedad extrema si no se efectúa. Un tipo de compulsión es la compulsión repetitiva …   Diccionario médico

  • compulsión — 1. ‘Impulso o necesidad irresistible de hacer algo’: «Él tenía una incomprensible compulsión a subirse a todos los árboles» (Puga Silencio [Méx. 1987]). No debe confundirse con convulsión (‘sacudida o agitación violenta’; → convulsión, 1). 2 …   Diccionario panhispánico de dudas

  • compulsion — early 15c., from M.Fr. compulsion, from L. compulsionem (nom. compulsio) a driving, urging, noun of action from pp. stem of compellere compel (see COMPEL (Cf. compel)). Psychological sense is from 1909 in A.A. Brill s translation of Freud s… …   Etymology dictionary

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  • compulsion — coercion, constraint, duress, *force, violence, restraint Analogous words: impelling or impulsion, driving or drive (see corresponding verbs at MOVE): pressure, *stress: necessity, exigency, *need Contrasted words: persuasion, inducement (see… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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