Compulsion

//kəmˈpʌl.ʃən//

Synonyms for "compulsion" (168 found)

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Closest matches (34)

Strong matches (50)

Related words (84)

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Translations

47 translations across 21 languages.

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Bulgarian

3 entries
  • порив noun (irrational need to perform some action)
  • принуда noun (use of power to force a person to act)
  • принуда noun (lawful use of violence)

Catalan

1 entries
  • compulsió noun (irrational need to perform some action)

Czech

1 entries
  • nutkání noun (irrational need to perform some action)

Dutch

3 entries
  • drang noun (irrational need to perform some action)
  • dwang noun (irrational need to perform some action)
  • dwang noun (use of power to force a person to act)

Finnish

4 entries
  • pakko noun (irrational need to perform some action)
  • pakkokeinot noun (lawful use of violence)
  • pakkotoiminto noun (irrational need to perform some action)
  • pakottaminen noun (use of power to force a person to act)

Galician

1 entries
  • prema noun (use of power to force a person to act)

Georgian

1 entries
  • იძულება noun (use of power to force a person to act)

German

3 entries
  • Zwang noun (irrational need to perform some action)
  • Zwang noun (use of power to force a person to act)
  • Zwangneurose noun (irrational need to perform some action)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • אֹנֶס noun (use of power to force a person to act)
  • כְּפִיָּה noun (use of power to force a person to act)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • erőszak noun (use of power to force a person to act)
  • kényszer noun (irrational need to perform some action)
  • kényszer noun (use of power to force a person to act)
  • kényszerítés noun (use of power to force a person to act)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • nauðung noun (use of power to force a person to act)

Irish

2 entries
  • iallach noun (use of power to force a person to act)
  • éigeantas noun (irrational need to perform some action)

Latin

1 entries
  • coactus noun (use of power to force a person to act)

Marathi

1 entries
  • सक्ती noun (use of power to force a person to act)

Māori

1 entries
  • uruhanga noun (use of power to force a person to act)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • compulsão noun (irrational need to perform some action)
  • compulsão noun (use of power to force a person to act)

Romanian

1 entries
  • constrângere noun (irrational need to perform some action)

Russian

4 entries
  • жела́ние noun (irrational need to perform some action)
  • позы́в noun (irrational need to perform some action)
  • поры́в noun (irrational need to perform some action)
  • принужде́ние noun (use of power to force a person to act)

Spanish

4 entries
  • coacción noun (use of power to force a person to act)
  • coacción noun (lawful use of violence)
  • coerción noun (use of power to force a person to act)
  • coerción noun (lawful use of violence)

Swedish

3 entries
  • tvång noun (irrational need to perform some action)
  • tvång noun (use of power to force a person to act)
  • tvångsneuros noun (irrational need to perform some action)

Uzbek

1 entries
  • majburlik noun (use of power to force a person to act)

Sample sentences

12 total sentences available.

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In truth, a man who renders everyone their due because he fears the gallows, acts under the sway and compulsion of others, and cannot be called just. But a man who does the same from a knowledge of the true reason for laws and their necessity, acts from a firm purpose and of his own accord, and is therefore properly called just.

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The hardness of God is kinder than the softness of men, and His compulsion is our liberation.

Source: tatoeba (733843)

He could not control his compulsion to kill.

Source: tatoeba (3886853)

He was not sure he could fight the compulsion to run.

Source: tatoeba (11578246)

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