compulsion

Example Sentences

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The result is a statistical rise in participation that masks a qualitative divide: opportunity at the top, compulsion at the bottom.

From BBC

"Great powers can compel, but compulsion comes with costs, both reputational and financial," the former central banker added.

From Barron's

Here, Beethoven exerts a compulsion for triumphant glory.

From Los Angeles Times

Like others I have spoken to, he says he initially enjoyed the compulsion but now feels trapped - unable to tell his doctor, or even his wife, as she also attends his appointments.

From BBC

"Obsessions are intrusive and unwanted thoughts, feelings and sensations while compulsions are repeated, ritualised acts that are done to neutralise or alleviate the anxiety caused by the obsessions," Nina tells the BBC's Complex podcast.

From BBC