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单词 compulsion
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
com•pul•sion /kəmˈpʌlʃən/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. [uncountable] the act of compelling or the state of being compelled.
  2. Psychiatry[countable] a strong, irresistible impulse to perform an act, esp. one that is irrational or contrary to one's will.
See -puls-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
com•pul•sion  (kəm pul′shən),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the act of compelling;
    constraint;
    coercion.
  2. the state or condition of being compelled.
  3. Psychiatrya strong, usually irresistible impulse to perform an act, esp. one that is irrational or contrary to one's will.
  • Late Latin compulsiōn- (stem of compulsiō), equivalent. to Latin compuls(us), past participle of compellere to compel (com- com- + pul- variant stem + -sus past participle suffix) + -iōn- -ion
  • Anglo-French)
  • late Middle English (1375–1425

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
compulsion /kəmˈpʌlʃən/ n
  1. the act of compelling or the state of being compelled
  2. something that compels
  3. an inner drive that causes a person to perform actions, often of a trivial and repetitive nature, against his or her will
    See also obsession
Etymology: 15th Century: from Old French, from Latin compellere to compel
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