compulsion

Phonetic Respelling: [ kuhm-puhl-shuhn ]

Definition:

n. 1 using force to cause something; 2 an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid

Sentence:

Though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game.

More example sentences:

Though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game.

Hear it

What did Rotan place a compulsion on?

Hear it

Synonyms:

coercion; pressure; duress

Antonyms:

free will

Compulsion rhymes:

• Three Syllable Rhymes
  • convulsion
  • emulsion
  • expulsion
  • propulsion
  • revulsion