Synonyms for compulsion

Noun

1. compulsion, irresistible impulse, irrational impulse

usage: an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid

2. compulsion, obsession, irrational motive

usage: an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions against your will

3. compulsion, coercion, causing, causation

usage: using force to cause something; "though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game"; "they didn`t have to use coercion"