Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - compulsion
Compulsion
compulsion
n. 1 a constraint; an obligation. 2 Psychol. an irresistible urge to a form of behaviour, esp. against one's conscious wishes. Phrases and idioms under compulsion because one is compelled. Etymology: ME f. F f. LL compulsio -onis (as compel)
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noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French or Late Latin; Anglo-French, from Late Latin ~-, compulsio, from Latin compellere to compel Date: 15th century 1. an act of compelling ; the state of being compelled, a force that compels, an irresistible persistent impulse to perform an act (as excessive hand washing) ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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