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I wrote my first novel in the same conditions as most first novelists - I had a full-time job, I shared an apartment, I had no time - and so I became a compulsive outliner of everything. Ever since then, my process has consisted of trying to forcibly rid myself of that compulsion.
Jonathan Dee

Meaning of "compulsion" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COMPULSION

From Old French, from Latin compellere to compel.
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PRONUNCIATION OF COMPULSION

compulsion  [kəmˈpʌlʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMPULSION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Compulsion is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COMPULSION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Compulsion

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 that produce anxiety and by repetitive behaviors aimed at reducing that anxiety...

Definition of compulsion in the English dictionary

The definition of compulsion in the dictionary is the act of compelling or the state of being compelled. Other definition of compulsion is something that compels.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COMPULSION


avulsion
əˈvʌlʃən
convulsion
kənˈvʌlʃən
divulsion
daɪˈvʌlʃən
emulsion
ɪˈmʌlʃən
evulsion
ɪˈvʌlʃən
expulsion
ɪkˈspʌlʃən
impulsion
ɪmˈpʌlʃən
propulsion
prəˈpʌlʃən
pulsion
ˈpʌlʃən
repulsion
rɪˈpʌlʃən
retropulsion
ˌrɛtrəʊˈpʌlʃən
revulsion
rɪˈvʌlʃən
self-propulsion
ˌselfprəˈpʌlʃən
ultion
ˈʌlʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COMPULSION

compulsative
compulsatory
compulse
compulsionist
compulsitor
compulsive
compulsively
compulsiveness
compulsivity
compulsorily
compulsory
compulsory liquidation
compulsory purchase
compunction
compunctious
compunctiously
compurgation
compurgator
compurgatorial
compurgatory

WORDS THAT END LIKE COMPULSION

commission
conversion
decision
discussion
division
exclusion
expression
extension
fusion
jet propulsion
matt emulsion
mission
occasion
passion
permission
rocket propulsion
session
submission
suspension
television

Synonyms and antonyms of compulsion in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «COMPULSION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «compulsion» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of compulsion

Translation of «compulsion» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COMPULSION

Find out the translation of compulsion to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of compulsion from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «compulsion» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

冲动
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

obligación
570 millions of speakers

English

compulsion
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मजबूरी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إكراه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

принуждение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

compulsão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাধ্যবাধকতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

compulsion
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Paksaan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zwang
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

衝動
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

강한 충동
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kepeksa
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sức mạnh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கட்டாயத்தின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सक्ती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

zorlama
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

impulso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przymus
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

примус
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

constrângere
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εξαναγκασμός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

dwang
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tvång
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tvang
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of compulsion

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COMPULSION»

The term «compulsion» is quite widely used and occupies the 40.945 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COMPULSION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about compulsion

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10 QUOTES WITH «COMPULSION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word compulsion.
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Monica Ali
I started writing 'Brick Lane' when my children were two years and five months old. We were on holiday in the north of England when I was overtaken by a compulsion to start writing.
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Robert Atkins
Food compulsion isn't a character disorder; it's a chemical disorder.
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Lynda Barry
I found myself compelled - like this weird, shameful compulsion - to draw cute animals.
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Antony Beevor
It is this compulsion to look backwards at a time of crisis because one's got no idea of what lies ahead. There is a notion of security that somehow it must resemble the past. It's never going to. Just because we muddled through in the past doesn't mean we can automatically muddle through in the future.
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Jonathan Dee
I wrote my first novel in the same conditions as most first novelists - I had a full-time job, I shared an apartment, I had no time - and so I became a compulsive outliner of everything. Ever since then, my process has consisted of trying to forcibly rid myself of that compulsion.
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Greg Fitzsimmons
The compulsion to do the opposite of what you are told does not lend itself to many occupations outside the entertainment industry. Within the industry, it is unlikely that you will be very successful without it.
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Walter Gropius
Only work which is the product of inner compulsion can have spiritual meaning.
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Juliana Hatfield
Motivation is just this potion to create stuff, a compulsion to express the truth of my own experiences in this life.
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Auberon Herbert
How can an act done under compulsion have any moral element in it, seeing that what is moral is the free act of an intelligent being?
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Ivan Illich
The compulsion to do good is an innate American trait. Only North Americans seem to believe that they always should, may, and actually can choose somebody with whom to share their blessings. Ultimately this attitude leads to bombing people into the acceptance of gifts.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMPULSION»

Discover the use of compulsion in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to compulsion and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Compulsion: A Novel
Dr. Frank Clevenger, a brilliant forensic psychiatrist, is eager to leave the world of the criminally insane behind-until he receives a chilling phone call.
Keith Ablow, 2003
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Compulsion
This is one edge-of-your-seat who-dun-it that will keep you enthralled from the first page to the last.Emily Stone has one quest in life and that is to see that all killers are brought to justice.
Jennifer Chase, 2008
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Compulsion
However this killer proves to be a fleeting shape-shifter, defying identification - and to unmask him, Alex and Milo will have to confront the true face of murderous compulsion.
Jonathan Kellerman, 2008
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Women, Compulsion, Modernity: The Moment of American Naturalism
Women, Compulsion, Modernity reopens a moment when the young American woman embodied both the promise and threat of a modernizing world.
Jennifer L. Fleissner, 2004
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A Compulsion for Antiquity: Freud and the Ancient World
A Compulsion for Antiquity fully explores how Freud appropriated figures and themes from classical mythology and how the theory and practice of psychoanalysis paralleled contemporary developments in historiography, archaeology, philology, ...
Richard H. Armstrong, 2006
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Compulsion
A gang of teenagers are running riot on the streets and are responsible for a number of burglaries and car thefts.
Shaun Hutson, 2002
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Compulsion
What if the numbers never leave? Acclaimed author Heidi Ayarbe has created an honest and riveting portrait of a teen struggling with obsessive compulsive disorder in this breathtaking and courageous novel.
Heidi Ayarbe, 2011
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Bohuslav Martinu: The Compulsion to Compose
Containing important letters and photographs, this book will inspire and inform those impacted by autism but will also be of interest to music scholars and students alike.
F. James Rybka, 2011
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The Anniversary Compulsion
With wit and wisdom, Peter Aykroyd describes how many of the key elements of Centennial year will undoubtedly be present in the staging of what is bound to be an unprecedented worldwide celebratory outburst - the advent of the 21st century, ...
Peter H. Aykroyd, 1992
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Compulsion
And suddenly the simple life he's tried to lead gets complicated. At Compulsion, the Medina Group's newest hotspot, Max meets Seve Nunez, a member of the Medina management and a man used to taking what he wants.
Clare London, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMPULSION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term compulsion is used in the context of the following news items.
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Sto-Rox Teacher's Assistant Accused Of Sex With Student To Stand …
“Simply put, one of the elements and charges they filed was a rape involving forcible compulsion,” said defense attorney David Shrager. “I don't ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»
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A High Fat Diet May Convince Us To Overeat By Wrecking Havoc …
... emergence of obesity; and while there's other research showing that unhealthy foods high in sugar can trigger an addictive compulsion in the ... «Medical Daily, Jul 15»
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Poetry is my earnest & natural expression, says Manmohan Singh …
Writing poetry is a compulsion and a reality for Mitwa, and if it becomes socially relevant and impactful, it is a blessing, he adds. “I was uprooted ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
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Fishing: Roger's Remarks for July 8
I could now feel the silent ticking clock he knew marked each of his trips, and that the game had changed for him, from a compulsion to catch ... «Fresno Bee, Jul 15»
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Understanding and countering IS
[There shall be no compulsion in (acceptance of) the religion (2:256); If Allah had so willed, He would have made you a single people, but (His ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
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Baker's refusal to make wedding cake for gay couple gets court …
"The compulsion in this case is him being forced to create an expression that he finds offensive," Tedesco replied. He said Phillips has sold ... «The Denver Post, Jul 15»
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Stormont committee to 'drill down to details' of Nama row
... indications that some people would not take up invitations to attend then the committee should consider using those compulsion powers. «Irish Times, Jul 15»
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Kids With OCD and Anxiety; Life-Saving Organ Transplants
... the very organ you need to solve the problem, the brain, is wired in a way that makes a behavior an actual compulsion, seemingly irresistible. «WNPR News, Jul 15»
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A sinking ship
This compulsion of the number game in the parliamentary form of government has always been there and will be there in the future too. «The Express Tribune, Jul 15»
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Concert review: Stefan Prigmore at Adair's Saloon
Prigmore started out doing live music as a lark, then as a way to make a living, and now it's a compulsion. You can feel it in every note, in the ... «Fort Worth Star Telegram, Jul 15»

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