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Words related to compulsion
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compulsive
You use compulsive to describe people or their behaviour when they cannot stop doing something wrong, harmful, or unnecessary. -
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biting mania
an epidemic in which people have a compulsion to bite others, as in 15th-century Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands. -
coaction
any relationship between organisms within a community -
compulsory
If something is compulsory, you must do it or accept it, because it is the law or because someone in a position of authority says you must. -
compunction
If you say that someone has no compunction about doing something, you mean that they do it without feeling ashamed or guilty.