compulsion
Noun
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is a type of: irrational impulse - a strong spontaneous and irrational motivationsame as: irresistible impulse
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is a type of: irrational motive - a motivation that is inconsistent with reason or logicsubtypes: onomatomania - obsession with a particular word which the person uses repeatedly or which intrudes into consciousnesssame as: obsession
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subtypes: constructive eviction, eviction - action by a landlord that compels a tenant to leave the premises (as by rendering the premises unfit for occupancy); no physical expulsion or legal process is involvedsame as: coercion
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