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compulsion
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French compulsion, from Late Latin compulsi?, from Latin compellere (“to compel, coerce”); see compel.
Pronunciation
- enPR: k?m-p?l'sh?n
- (UK) IPA(key): /k?m?p?l.??n/
- (US) IPA(key): /k?m?p?l.??n/
Noun
compulsion (countable and uncountable, plural compulsions)
- An irrational need or irresistible urge to perform some action, often despite negative consequences.
- The use of authority, influence, or other power to force (compel) a person or persons to act.
- 2016 January 17, "Wealthy cabals run America," Al Jazeera America (retrieved 18 January 2016):
- But Treaty translator and Ottawa leader Andrew Blackbird described the Treaty as made “not with the free will of the Indians, but by compulsion.”
- 2016 January 17, "Wealthy cabals run America," Al Jazeera America (retrieved 18 January 2016):
- The lawful use of violence (i.e. by the administration).
Related terms
- compulsive
- compulsory
Translations
Further reading
- compulsion in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- compulsion in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
French
Etymology
From Latin compulsi?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k??.pyl.sj??/
Noun
compulsion f (plural compulsions)
- compulsion
Related terms
- compulsif
- compulsionnel
Further reading
- “compulsion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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compulsory
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin compulsorius, from Latin compulsus.
Pronunciation
- enPR: k?m-p?l's?-r? IPA(key): /k?m?p?ls?ri/
Adjective
compulsory (comparative more compulsory, superlative most compulsory)
- Required; obligatory; mandatory.
- 1827, A. D. Jr., Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal, A. and C. Black, page 212:
- They are entirely private concerns, established by individual teachers, and attendance upon them is no more compulsory than attendance on our dispensaries.
- 1827, A. D. Jr., Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal, A. and C. Black, page 212:
- Having the power of compulsion; constraining.
Synonyms
- mandatory
Antonyms
- (required): optional
Translations
Noun
compulsory (plural compulsories)
- Something that is compulsory or required.
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