Question 1 · Quick check
compulsion
CEFRC1
/kəmˈpʌl.ʃən/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
A strong and difficult-to-control need to do something.
- 02
noun
Extra detailThe lawful use of violence (i.e. by the administration).
Examples
He could not control his compulsion to kill.
He was not sure he could fight the compulsion to run.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 4
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 3
Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsThe use of authority, influence, or other power to force (compel) a person or persons to act.
An irrational need or irresistible urge to perform some action, often despite negative consequences.
More examples
In contextDuring the basketball game, I had a sudden compulsion to have a smoke.
From the opening of the City & South London Railway independent electric locomotives were used under compulsion of the Board of Trade.
But Treaty translator and Ottawa leader Andrew Blackbird described the Treaty as made “not with the free will of the Indians, but by compulsion.”
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Origin
noun
Borrowed from Middle French compulsion, from Late Latin compulsiō, from Latin compellere (“to compel, coerce”); see compel.