Compulsions

noun

noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1
plural of compulsion form-of, plural

Synonyms

restraint abstraction abulia alienation amperage anxiety

Example

"He gave it up finally; how could any Earthman rationalize the outlandish compulsions that actuated so alien a race?"

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