English-Thai Dictionary

compulsion

N การ บังคับ  constraint coercion kan-bang-kab

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

COMPULSION

n.[L., See Compel. ] 1. The act of driving or urging by force, physical or moral; force applied; constraint of the will; the application of a force that is irresistible.
If reasons were as plenty as blackberries, I would give no man a reason on compulsion.
A man is excused for acts done through unavoidable force and compulsion.
2. The state of being compelled or urged by violence.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

COMPULSION

Com *pul "sion, n. Etym: [L. compulsio. See Compel. ]

 

Defn: 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. If reasons were as plentiful as blackberries, I would give no man a reason upon compulsion. Shak. With what complusion and laborious flight We sunk thus low. Milton.

 

Syn. -- See Constraint.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

compulsion

com pul sion |kəmˈpəlSHən kəmˈpəlʃən | ▶noun 1 the action or state of forcing or being forced to do something; constraint: the payment was made under compulsion . 2 an irresistible urge to behave in a certain way, esp. against one's conscious wishes: he felt a compulsion to babble on about what had happened. ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin compulsio (n- ), from compellere ‘to drive, force ’ (see compel ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

compulsion

com |pul ¦sion |kəmˈpʌlʃ (ə )n | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] the action or state of forcing or being forced to do something; constraint: the payment was made under compulsion . 2 an irresistible urge to behave in a certain way: he felt a compulsion to babble on about what had happened. ORIGIN late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin compulsio (n- ), from compellere ‘to drive, force ’ (see compel ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

compulsion

compulsion noun 1 he is under no compulsion to go: obligation, constraint, coercion, duress, pressure, intimidation. 2 a compulsion to tell the truth: urge, impulse, need, desire, drive; obsession, fixation, addiction; temptation.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

compulsion

compulsion noun 1 he had been under no compulsion to go: obligation, constraint, force, coercion, duress, pressure, pressurization, enforcement, oppression, intimidation; French force majeure. 2 he felt an overwhelming compulsion to tell her the truth: urge, impulse, need, necessity, desire, longing, motivation, drive; obsession, fixation, addiction; temptation, pull; US black English jones.

 

French Dictionary

compulsion

compulsion n. f. nom féminin Nécessité d ’accomplir certains actes (ordre, répétition, etc. ) sous peine d ’angoisse, de culpabilité.

 

Spanish Dictionary

compulsión

compulsión nombre femenino 1 Impulso o deseo intenso o vehemente de hacer una cosa :el final de un capítulo suele ser como una pausa, la mecha que enciende la compulsión a continuar la lectura .2 der Apremio y fuerza que, por mandato de la autoridad, se hace a uno, compeliéndole a que realice una cosa .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

compulsion

com pul sion /kəmpʌ́lʃ (ə )n /名詞 1 C «…しようとする » (抑えられない )衝動 «to do » ; 〘心 〙衝動強迫 .2 U 〖a ～〗 «…しなくてはならない » (上 [外 ]からの )強制 (力 ), 義務 «to do » ▸ under compulsion 強制されて