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a very strong feeling of wanting to do something repeatedly in English:

1. compulsion compulsion


I gave in to one of my compulsions and ordered the chocolate dessert.
He felt a sudden compulsion to tell her the truth.
The hardness of God is kinder than the softness of men, and His compulsion is our liberation.

English word "a very strong feeling of wanting to do something repeatedly"(compulsion) occurs in sets:

Vocab. list 1 [202]

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