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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 — «kuhm PUHL shuhn», noun. 1. the act of compelling; use of force; force: »He can be made to take this medicine only by compulsion. A promise made under compulsion is not binding. SYNONYM(S): constraint, coercion. 2. a) an impulse that is hard to… … Useful english dictionary
ex|pul|sion — «ehk SPUHL shuhn», noun. 1. the act or process of expelling; forcing out: »Expulsion of used air from the lungs is part of breathing. 2. the condition of being expelled; being forced out: »Expulsion from school is a punishment for bad behavior.… … Useful english dictionary
im|pul|sion — «ihm PUHL shuhn», noun. 1. the action or fact of impelling; driving force: »The impulsion of hunger drove the man to steal. 2. the condition of being impelled. 3. Figurative. a mental impulse. 4. = impetus. (Cf. ↑impetus) ╂[< Latin impulsiō,… … Useful english dictionary
pro|pul|sion — «pruh PUHL shuhn», noun. 1. the act of driving forward or condition of being driven onward: »Propulsion before the wind in sailing ships was an ancient method of traveling. 2. a propelling force or impulse: »Most large aircraft are powered by… … Useful english dictionary
re|pul|sion — «rih PUHL shuhn», noun. 1. strong dislike or aversion: »a look of repulsion. SYNONYM(S): repugnance. 2. the action of repelling or condition of being repelled; repulse. 3. Physics. the tendency of particles or forces to increase their distance… … Useful english dictionary
self-pro|pul|sion — «SEHLF pruh PUHL shuhn», noun. movement forward or onward by one s own power: »The charter contains no instrument of self propulsion (New York Times) … Useful english dictionary
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
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
