Usage of "compulsion"

португальский

каталонский

The use of force or intimidation to obtain compliance.

португальский

каталонский

испанский

An irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will.

An urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid.

Синонимы

Examples for "irresistible impulse"

Examples for "irresistible impulse"

She had an irresistible impulse, and glued her eye to the crack. 
 The Right of Way — Volume 03 

Before returning to Wood-street, an irresistible impulse led him to Finsbury Fields. 
 Old Saint Paul's: A Tale of the Plague and the Fire 

And yielding to an irresistible impulse, she threw herself into Coursegol's arms. 
 Which? Or, Between Two Women 

By an irresistible impulse of goodness he withdrew the fatal draught. 
 Imogen: A Pastoral Romance 

An irresistible impulse urged him to continue the work of Buckle. 
 Master Olof: A Drama in Five Acts 

Использование термина compulsion на английском

The compulsion to try just-one-more-thing to fix a problem before going home. 
 Essential system administration, 3rd edition 

However, for obvious reasons, they felt no compulsion to share their secret. 
 Halo Cryptum 

There shouldn't be a technology-driven compulsion to work in a certain way. 
 The Guardian 

It just doesn't happen without serious derangement-orsome kind of magical compulsion. 
 Spells 

There was some pleasure in the power, and a certain compulsion too. 
 The darkest road 

But now he saw that with the power came a deep compulsion. 
 The Wyrmling Horde 

He told Morning Report that the compulsion recommendation was on the table. 
 Radio NZ 

Loneliness is a passive compulsion; to binge, I need only do nothing. 
 The Guardian 

Pinball machines create an unstoppable compulsion!-italso miscategorizes what addiction really is. 
 Wired 

There is absolutely no compulsion, by anyone, of anyone, at any time. 
 Jem 

Such a compulsion in past times would have been called a geas. 
 Halo Cryptum 

The creative impulse was everywhere replacing fear and compulsion in human motives. 
 What is Coming? A Forecast of Things after the War 

So said the books, but he still felt a compulsion and prying. 
 Servant of a dark god 

Within a week, dozens more had been overcome by the same compulsion. 
 The Guardian 

I felt the compulsion begin even before I returned to the city. 
 The Sky Is Falling 

They then refused to pay under compulsion; and a complete deadlock ensued. 
 The Father of British Canada: a Chronicle of Carleton 

compulsion

Существительное

Singular

Частые словосочетания

Больше словосочетаний

Translations for compulsion

португальский

каталонский

испанский

Compulsion через время

Compulsion в диалектах

Великобритания

Частое

Ирландия

Частое

Соединенные Штаты Америки

Частое

Значения термина compulsion на английском