Dictionary Check: compulsion
"compulsion" is a valid word!
Scrabble
16
points
Words with Friends
22
points
Definition
noun
an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid
Example:
"he felt a compulsion to babble on about the accident"
noun
an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will
Example:
"her compulsion to wash her hands repeatedly"
noun
using force to cause something to occur
Example:
"though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game"
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