
1) British horror novel 2) Bullying 3) Coaction 4) Coercion 5) Conscription 6) Constraint 7) Cruelty 8) Duress 9) Duty 10) Enforcement 11) Force 12) French word used in English 13) Intimidation 14) Irrational impulse 15) Irresistible impulse 16) Oppression 17) Press 18) Requirement 19) Responsibility
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1) Coercion 2) Duress 3) Eviction 4) Habit 5) Need 6) Obsession 7) Onomatomania 8) Pressure 9) Urge
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• (n.) 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.
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(from the article `mental disorder`) Obsessive-compulsive disorder is characterized by the presence of obsessions, compulsions, or both. Obsessions are persistent unwanted thoughts that ...
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An uncontrollable urge to say or do something without an obvious reason. A person may repeat a behavior, such as hand-washing, over and over.
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Uncontrollable thoughts or impulses to perform an act, often repetitively, as an unconscious mechanism to avoid unacceptable ideas and desires which, by themselves, arouse anxiety; the anxiety becomes fully manifest if performance of the compulsive act is prevented; may be associated with obsessive thoughts. ... Origin: L. Com-pello pp. -pulsus, to...
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(kәm-pul´shәn) a recurrent, unwanted, and distressing (ego-dystonic) urge to perform an act. an act or ritual that is repetitive and stereotyped and is performed to ward off something unpleasant, even though the person recognizes that the act does not do so in any realistic way. The ritual serv...
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Repetitive ritualistic behavior such as hand washing or ordering or a mental act such as praying or
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Com·pul'sion noun [ Latin
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. « If reasons were as plentiful as blackberries, I would give no man a reason upon...
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The forcible inducement to an act.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: kom-pŭl′shŭn Definitions: 1. Uncontrollable thoughts or impulses to perform an act, often repetitively, as an unconscious mechanism to avoid unacceptable ideas and desires that, by themselves, arouse anxiety; the anxiety becomes fully manifest if performance of the compulsive act is prevented; may be associ...
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The behavioural component of an obsession. The individual feels compelled to repeat a behaviour which has no immediate benefit beyond reducing the anxiety associated with the obsessional idea. For instance for a person obsessed by the idea that they are dirty, repeated ritual handwashing may serve to reduce anxiety.
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[
n] - an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions against your will 2. [n] - an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid 3. [n] - using force to cause something
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noun an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid
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coercion noun using force to cause something; `though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game`; `they didn`t have to use coercion`
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forbidden magic, whereby someone is compelled to think or behave in a specific way
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the act of compelling; constraint; coercion. · the state or condition of being compelled. · a strong, usually irresistible impulse to perform an act, esp. one that is irrational or contrary to one's will.
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an urge to do something that might be better left undone
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