English English Dictionary
- compulsion in English:
1. compel
She didn't want to help them but conscience compelled her to.
The law allows the department to compel companies to turn over customer records.
I felt compelled to tell her the truth.
The law will compel employers to provide health insurance
We took steps to compel their cooperation
‘they may compel a witness's attendance at court by issue of a summons’
We are forged by evil to compel
All students are compelled to take history classes.
The new circumstances compelled a change in policy.
The court has powers to compel witnesses to attend.
When the police compel you to obey speed limits or else get a ticket, this is an example of a situation where the police enforce the law.
He spoke with an authority that compelled the attention of the whole crowd.
compel children (to do something)
She compels me to sex!
If you want to be respected by others the great thing is to respect yourself. Only by that, only by self-respect will you compel others to respect you.
2. 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.
3. obsession
She has an obsession with collecting teddy bears.
You are my obsession.
Lucy's innocent crush turned into an obsession.
4. urge
My legs were feeling great so after two laps I felt the urge to run faster
All forms of life have an instinctive urge to survive.
He urged a revolution
Don't urge me, I'll do it when I'm ready. (Nie popędzaj mnie, zrobię to, kiedy będę gotow
The day after tomorrow I will urge my mother to leave an allowance of 10000 yen at my disposal.
The convenience store was overflowing with girls, I didn't have the urge to push my way through them and went home as I was.
Lawyers will urge the parents to take further legal action. Investigators urged that safety procedures at the site should be improved.
l am troubled, Creator -- 236 00:08:25,605 --> 00:08:29,006 troubled by a sudden urge to collect princesses.
1. He had an urge to look at them up close2. His wife has been urging him to get out of the business, too.
At the public enquiry, the council members were urged to reconsider their plans to demolish the old building.
I urge everyone who is wavering about getting married to get married.
He urged that the communication between the departments should be improved.
Weather officials in Tallahassee warned of the risk of a flash floods and urged people in the city to move to higher ground.
I had the urge yesterday to bake a big chocolate cake, so I went and bought all the ingredients.
The urge to brag on his recent successes was irresistible.
5. a very strong feeling of wanting to do something repeatedly
English word "compulsion"(a very strong feeling of wanting to do something repeatedly) occurs in sets:
Vocab. list 1 [202]other words beginning with "C"
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