compulsion
English Thesaurus
1. using force to cause something to occur (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | causation, causing, |
| definition | : | the act of causing something to happen (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | constructive eviction, eviction, |
| definition | : | action by a landlord that compels a tenant to leave the premises (as by rendering the premises unfit for occupancy); no physical expulsion or legal process is involved (noun.act) |
2. an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid (noun.motive)
| hypernym | : | irrational impulse, |
| definition | : | a strong spontaneous and irrational motivation (noun.motive) |
3. an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will (noun.motive)
| hypernym | : | irrational motive, |
| definition | : | a motivation that is inconsistent with reason or logic (noun.motive) |
| hyponym | : | onomatomania, |
| definition | : | obsession with a particular word which the person uses repeatedly or which intrudes into consciousness (noun.motive) |
4. using force to cause something to occur (noun.act)
| derivation | : | coerce, force, hale, pressure, squeeze, |
| definition | : | to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means : (verb.social) |
5. an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid (noun.motive)
| derivation | : | compulsive, |
| definition | : | caused by or suggestive of psychological compulsion (adj.all) |
6. an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will (noun.motive)
| derivation | : | compulsive, |
| definition | : | a person with a compulsive disposition; someone who feels compelled to do certain things (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | compulsive, |
| definition | : | caused by or suggestive of psychological compulsion (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | obsessional, obsessive, |
| definition | : | characterized by or constituting an obsession (adj.all) |
7. using force to cause something to occur (noun.act)
| derivation | : | coerce, force, hale, pressure, squeeze, |
| definition | : | to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means : (verb.social) |
8. an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid (noun.motive)
| derivation | : | compulsive, |
| definition | : | caused by or suggestive of psychological compulsion (adj.all) |
9. an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will (noun.motive)
| derivation | : | compulsive, |
| definition | : | a person with a compulsive disposition; someone who feels compelled to do certain things (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | compulsive, |
| definition | : | caused by or suggestive of psychological compulsion (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | obsessional, obsessive, |
| definition | : | characterized by or constituting an obsession (adj.all) |
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