compulsion

None of these people is real, but the irritations they represent – NIMBYism, narcissism and the compulsion to destroy others to build ourselves up – are quite familiar.

From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026

For that reason, Iran’s officers may feel no compulsion to kowtow to Beijing.

From Slate ● May 7, 2026

“Islands within islands, within islands, within islands,” Ella says about the men’s instinct for loneliness, their compulsion to isolate themselves ever further.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026

Here, Beethoven exerts a compulsion for triumphant glory.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026

I was very tired, but sometimes fatigue can be a stimulant and a compulsion.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck

This type of therapy teaches the brain how to manage responses to distressing obsessions and compulsions, which can often be life-changing.

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026

That homework was part of a deeper process of breaking down the compulsions and frustrations that all artists share.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026

Early versions of aversion therapy were first trialled on animals and then on humans for conditions such as phobias, compulsions, and addictions, for example, using mild shocks to reduce nail-biting or gambling.

From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2025

The category encompasses post-traumatic stress disorder and phobias or compulsions that result in “marked difficulties” with working or living in society.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2025

Eventually, though, I realized these inclinations, these compulsions, were as much a part of the body as its eye color or its voice.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan