Sentence examples for to compulsions from inspiring English sources
noun
An irrational need to perform some action, often despite negative consequences.
- During the basketball game, I had a sudden compulsion to have a smoke.
Despite their resemblance to compulsions, their classification under the Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum needs particular phenomenological and neurobiologic investigation.
Agents can be deprived of their autonomy by brainwashing, depression, anxiety, fatigue; they can succumb to compulsions and addictions.
Such a person is not subject to compulsions, critically reflects on her ideals and so does not unreflectively follow custom, and does not ignore her long-term interests for short-term pleasures.
Due to compulsions of urban expansion of the Capital City of Delhi, Jahanpanah is now part of the upscale urban development of South Delhi.
Jung referred to the story of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, stating that if Jekyll (the conscious personality) fails to identify the shadow, it will become its slave -- subject to compulsions it cannot understand, its capacity to act paralyzed.
An increased volume of the caudate nuclei was proportional to compulsions and rituals [ 12].
And so I think in fact you don't have to give in to the compulsion to be homosexual.
He claimed successfully that the loss of privileges amounted to compulsion to incriminate himself.
I'm no stranger to compulsion or obsession; that's why I can write operas.
Choice is preferable to compulsion: to call the licence fee a bargain but deny people the chance to judge that for themselves is a farce.
The inclination of the will is so strong that it amounts to compulsion; we cannot help but so affirm.
