He can be made to take this medicine only by compulsion. A promise made under compulsion is not binding.
SYNONYM(S): constraint, coercion.Wealthy people sometimes feel a compulsion to steal things they can easily afford to buy.
b) the act itself.Useful english dictionary. 2012.
com|pul|sion|ist — «kuhm PUHL shuh nihst», noun. an advocate of some form of compulsion, especially of compulsory military service … Useful english dictionary
com·pul·sion — /kəmˈpʌlʃən/ noun, pl sions 1 [count] : a very strong desire to do something I gave in to one of my compulsions and ordered the chocolate dessert. often followed by to + verb He felt a compulsion to say something. 2 [noncount] 2 a : the act of… … Useful english dictionary
com — com·bas·sou; com·bat·ive; com·bat·ive·ly; com·bat·ive·ness; com·ba·tiv·i·ty; com·bin·abil·i·ty; com·bin·able; com·bi·na·tion·al; com·bi·na·tion·al·ism; com·bi·na·tive; com·bi·na·to·ry; com·bined; com·bine·ment; com·bin·er; com·bi·net; com·bite;… … English syllables
pul — aca·pul·co; am·pul; am·pul·la; am·pul·la·ceous; am·pul·lar; am·pul·lar·ia; am·pul·late; am·pul·li·form; am·pul·lu·la; at·ta·pul·gite; cal·pul·li; car·dio·pul·mo·nary; com·pul·sa·tive; com·pul·sa·to·ry; com·pul·sion; com·pul·si·tor;… … English syllables
sion — abra·sion; ab·scis·sion; ab·ster·sion; ac·cen·sion; ac·ces·sion·al; ad·he·sion; ad·he·sion·al; ad·mis·sion; ad·pro·mis·sion; af·fu·sion; ag·gres·sion; al·li·sion; al·lu·sion; am·bi·ver·sion; an·i·mad·ver·sion; an·te·ver·sion; an·ti·mis·sion;… … English syllables
compulsion — com·pul·sion … English syllables
compulsion — com|pul|sion [kəmˈpʌlʃən] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Late Latin compulsio, from Latin compellere; COMPEL] 1.) a strong and unreasonable desire to do something →↑compel ▪ The desire to laugh became a compulsion. compulsion to do sth … Dictionary of contemporary English
compulsion — com|pul|sion [ kəm pʌlʃən ] noun 1. ) count a very strong feeling of wanting to do something, especially a feeling that you cannot control: He felt a sudden compulsion to tell her the truth. 2. ) uncount a legal or other obligation to do… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
compulsion — com•pul•sion [[t]kəmˈpʌl ʃən[/t]] n. 1) the act of compelling; constraint; coercion 2) the state or condition of being compelled 3) psi a strong, usu. irresistible impulse to perform an act, esp. one that is irrational or contrary to one s will • … From formal English to slang
compulsion — Uncontrollable thoughts or impulses to perform an act, often repetitively, as an unconscious mechanism to avoid unacceptable ideas and desires which, by themselves, arouse anxiety; the anxiety becomes fully manifest if performance of the… … Medical dictionary
