compulsion

English - Turkish

Definition of compulsion in English Turkish dictionary: içten gelen yenilmesi güç bir hissin tesiriyle yapılan; {i} zorlama; {i} baskı; (Pisikoloji, Ruhbilim) dayanılmaz bir istek; (Pisikoloji, Ruhbilim) zorlanım; (Tıp) kompülsiyon; güç kullanma; zorlanma; (Pisikoloji, Ruhbilim) içtepi; zor; güçlü istek; tutku; {i} yükümlülük; {i} ruhb. dayanılmaz bir istek, içtepi, zorgu; içten gelen iticicompulsive zorlayıcı; tutku/baskı; {i} dürtü
O, öldürme dürtüsünü kontrol edemedi. - He could not control his compulsion to kill.; {i} mecburiyet; (Tıp) Belli bir şeyi yapmaya sevk eden itici kuvvet ,içten gelen zorlama, içten gelen itici his; güç; zorunluluk; zorgu
coercion: zorlantı
coercion: baskı/zorlama
coercion: baskı
coercion: zorlama
coercion: {i} baskı rejimi
repetition compulsion: (Pisikoloji, Ruhbilim) tekrarlama zorlanımı
under compulsion: zorla
under compulsion: baskı altında

English - English

Definition of compulsion in English English dictionary: An irrational need to perform some action, often despite negative consequences
During the basketball game, I had a sudden compulsion to have a smoke.; The use of authority, influence, or other power to force (compel) a person or persons to act; The lawful use of violence (i.e. by the administration); coercion; {i} coercion, use of force; {n} the act of compelling, force; 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; An irresistible impulse to perform an irrational act - Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition; An irresistible urge to repeatedly carry out some act that seems strange and unreasonable; using force to cause something; "though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game"; "they didn`t have to use coercion"; Uncontrollable, repetitive, and unwanted urge to perform an act Failure to perform the act leads to feelings of anxiety; The physical act resulting from an obsession Typically a compulsive act is done in an attempt to alleviate the discomfort created by an obsession; A compulsion is a strong desire to do something, which you find difficult to control. He felt a sudden compulsion to drop the bucket and run = urge; 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; an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid; The act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; the act of driving or urging by force or by physical or moral constraint; subjection to force; 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; 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 subject’s actions (or the effects on the subject) directly, others allow the caster to determine the subject’s 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; A persistent, repetitive act that the individual cannot consciously control; 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; An uncontrollable urge to perform some action See: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD); repetitive behavior with no rational purpose; performed to ameliorate obsessions
compulsions: plural of compulsion
obsession compulsion: neurotic obsession, obsessive need to constantly repeat certain acts
under compulsion: by force, under pressure
upon compulsion: while under force, with coercion