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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary com·pul·sion ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French or Late Latin; Anglo-French, from Late Latin compulsion-, compulsio, from Latin compellere to compel DATE 15th century 1. a. an act of compelling : the state of being compelled b. a force that compels 2. an irresistible persistent impulse to perform an act (as excessive hand washing); also : the act itself English Etymology compulsion 1462, from M.Fr . compulsion, from L. compulsionem (nom.compulsio), from compulsus, pp. of compellere "compel" (see compel). Psychological sense is from 1909 in A.A. Brill's translation of Freud's "Selected Papers on Hysteria," where Ger.Zwangsneurose is rendered as compulsion neurosis.http://M.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 compulsion com·pul·sion / kEm5pQlFn / noun~ (to do sth) 1. [U, C] strong pressure that makes sb do sth that they do not want to do 强迫；强制: You are under no compulsion to pay immediately. 没有人强迫你立刻付款。 There are no compulsions on students to attend classes. 没有强求学生上课。 2. [C] a strong desire to do sth, especially sth that is wrong, silly or dangerous (尤指做不道德、愚蠢或危险事的)强烈欲望,冲动 SYN urge :
He felt a great compulsion to tell her everything. 他感到一阵强烈的冲动,想要把一切都告诉她。 ⇨ see also compel Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English compulsion noun ADJ. strange | inner QUANT. element There is an element of compulsion in the new scheme for the unemployed. VERB + COMPULSION feel, have He felt an inner compulsion to write. PREP. under ~ You're under no compulsion to take part. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: noun Synonyms: FORCE 4, coercion, constraint, duress, violence Related Words: driving, impelling, pressing; exigency, necessity, need; pressure, stress Contrasted Words: coaxing, inducing, persuasion; choice, election, option, preference Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged Search result show the entry is found in: repetition compulsion , or compulsion neurosis com·pul·sion \kəmˈpəlshən\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English compulsioun, from Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French compulsion, from Late Latin compulsion-, compulsio, from Latin compulsus (past participle of compellere to compel) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at compel 1. a. : an act of compelling : a driving by force, power, pressure, or necessity < I do not assert that rational reform can wholly dispense with physical compulsion — J.A.Hobson > < by compulsion of the swirling currents — Mark Twain > < acting under compulsion, not on his own free will > b. : a force or agency that compels < it is a shapeless book and it lacks the compulsion of the best narrative — John Buchan > c. : a condition marked by compelling, by forced action or assent < peonage is service to a private master at which a man is kept by bodily compulsion against his will — O.W.Holmes †1935 > 2. : an irresistible impulse to perform an irrational act the performance of which tends to disturb a neurotic doer but not a psychotic — compare obsession Synonyms: see force |
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