Synonyms: coercion, compulsion
Definition: using force to cause something to occur
Usage: though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game; they didn't have to use coercion
Synonyms: irresistible impulse, compulsion
Definition: an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid
Usage: he felt a compulsion to babble on about the accident
Similar words: irrational impulse
Definition: a strong spontaneous and irrational motivation
Usage: his first impulse was to denounce them; the urge to find out got him into trouble
Synonyms: obsession, compulsion
Definition: an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will
Usage: her compulsion to wash her hands repeatedly
Similar words: irrational motive
Definition: a motivation that is inconsistent with reason or logic