compulsion

/kəmˈpʌl.ʃən/

Misollar

His loquaciousness is almost a compulsion.
Love and song know no compulsion.
Out of compulsion, I wrote an apology letter.
He could not control his compulsion to kill.
He was not sure he could fight the compulsion to run.

ot noun

An irrational need or irresistible urge 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).

Manbalar: Wiktionary (Free Dictionary API orqali), Datamuse, Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), MyMemory.