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Pronunciation / Transliteration: compulsion
"Il a une compulsion irrésistible pour le chocolat."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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An irresistible urge to behave in a certain way, especially against one's conscious wishes.
"He felt a sudden compulsion to open the letter."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Latin compulsio(n-), from the verb compellere 'drive together, force'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "compulsion" is said worldwide
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compulsion
Transliteration: compulsion
"Il a une compulsion irrésistible pour le chocolat."
Zwang
Transliteration: Zwang
"Er spürte einen inneren Zwang zu handeln."
compulsione
Transliteration: compulsione
"Ha ceduto alla compulsione di comprare."
compulsión
Transliteration: compulsión
"Sintió una fuerte compulsión de salir corriendo."
compulsão
Transliteration: compulsão
"Ela luta contra a compulsão por doces."
विवशता
Transliteration: vivashta
"उसमें ऐसा करने की एक अजीब विवशता थी।"
冲动
Transliteration: chōngdòng
"他有一种难以抗拒的冲动。"
충동
Transliteration: chungdong
"그는 참을 수 없는 충동을 느꼈다."
衝動
Transliteration: shōdō
"彼にはそれをせずにはいられない衝動があった。"
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