If someone uses compulsion in order to get you to do something, they force you to do it, for example by threatening to punish you if you do not do it. Many universities argued that students learned more when they were in classes out of choice rather than compulsion = coercion
repetitive ritualistic behavior such as hand washing or ordering or a mental act such as praying or repeating words silently that aims to prevent or reduce distress or prevent some dreaded event or situation
using force to cause something; "though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game"; "they didn`t have to use coercion" an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions against your will
A subschool of the Enchantment school of magic A compulsion spell forces the subject to act in a desired manner Some such spells dictate the subjects actions (or the effects on the subject) directly, others allow the caster to determine the subjects actions, and still others grant the caster ongoing control over the subject
An uncontrollable impulse to perform an act or ritual repeatedly; may be in response to an obsession (underwilled, persistent thought) as in obsessive-compulsive disorder The compulsive behavior serves to decrease anxiety Some examples of rituals are hand washing, cleaning, and checking
an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions against your will
Irrational behavior a person is compelled to do, in order to convince himself that a certain thing is true or has been done to his satisfaction Behavior that prompts repetition of an act until satisfied it has been done