Definition of compulsion

"compulsion" in the noun sense

1. compulsion, irresistible impulse

an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid

"he felt a compulsion to babble on about the accident"

2. compulsion, obsession

an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will

"her compulsion to wash her hands repeatedly"

3. compulsion, coercion

using force to cause something to occur

"though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game"

"they didn't have to use coercion"

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Quotations for compulsion

The compulsion of fate is bitter. [ Wieland ]

Compulsion hardly restores right; love yields all things. [ Jane Porter ]

No human power can force the intrenchments of the human mind: compulsion never persuades; it only makes hypocrites. [ Fenelon ]

Give you a reason on compulsion! If reasons were as plentiful as blackberries, I would give no man a reason upon compulsion. [ William Shakespeare ]

Affections injured by tyranny, or rigor of compulsion, like tempest threatened trees, unfirmly rooted, never spring to timely growth. [ John Ford ]

compulsion in Scrabble®

The word compulsion is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 16

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters compulsion:

COMPULSION
(171)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (10 words)

columns, copious, coupons, moulins, ominous, plosion, unclips, uncoils, uncoops, upsilon

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word compulsion

COMPULSION
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In compulsion

COMPULSION
(171)
COMPULSION
(153)
COMPULSION
(114)
COMPULSION
(102)
COLUMNS
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COUPONS
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UPSILON
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OMINOUS
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OMINOUS
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COPIOUS
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COPIOUS
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UPSILON
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UNCOOPS
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UNCLIPS
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COUPONS
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compulsion in Words With Friends™

The word compulsion is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 22

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters compulsion:

COMPULSION
(306)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (10 words)

columns, copious, coupons, moulins, ominous, plosion, unclips, uncoils, uncoops, upsilon

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word compulsion

COMPULSION
(306)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In compulsion

COMPULSION
(306)
COMPULSION
(252)
COMPULSION
(180)
COMPULSION
(144)
COPIOUS
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UNCLIPS
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UNCLIPS
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OMINOUS
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UPSILON
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(104)
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MUONIC
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UNCOOP
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UNCOOL
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Words containing the sequence compulsion

Words that start with compulsion (2 words)

Words with compulsion in them (1 word)

Words that end with compulsion (2 words)

Word Growth involving compulsion

Shorter words in compulsion

on ion

Longer words containing compulsion

compulsions

noncompulsion