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Discover Ludwig"the compulsion" is an acceptable part of a sentence in written English.
You can use it to refer to a powerful and irresistible urge or force that compels a person to act in a certain way, either positively or negatively. For example: "She felt the compulsion to call her mother every day, even though it was difficult for her to have the conversation."
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the compulsion
noun
An irrational need to perform some action, often despite negative consequences.
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The compulsion.
I understand the compulsion.
But what compels the compulsion?
Dostoyevsky understood the compulsion of gambling firsthand.
The compulsion was all his, though.
This is the compulsion for more killing".
Some of the compulsion comes from comradeship.
The compulsion to get across that road is unyielding.
What's the compulsion to make a film about murder?
The compulsion to brine is a modern malaise.
The compulsion to get across that road is _________.
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