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Compulsion

nounid 25802·updated May 18, 2026
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an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will

polysemous

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Variants

synonym
coercionobsession
plural
Compulsions
possessive
Compulsion's
pluralpossessive
Compulsions'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary3 sensesview framework →
§1
using force to cause something to occur
§2
an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid
§3
an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will

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