COMPULSION


Meaning of COMPULSION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kəm-ˈpəl-shən ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French or Late Latin; Anglo-French, from Late Latin compulsion-, compulsio, from Latin compellere to compel

Date: 15th century

1.

a. : an act of compelling : the state of being compelled

b. : a force that compels

2. : an irresistible persistent impulse to perform an act (as excessive hand washing) ; also : the act itself

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.