compulsion

n. coercion, use of force

Compulsion can refer to, among other things: Compulsion (book), a 1956 novel, by American author Meyer Levin, about the Leopold and Loeb case.Compulsion (novel), a 2001 novel, by British author Shaun Hutson Compulsion (film), a 1959 film based on Levin's book.Obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, a mental disorderCompulsion (band), a punk group active in the mid-'90sCompulsory educationCompulsory votingCompulsion, a 1989 song originally written and recorded by Joe Crow and released as a single by Martin Gore on his Counterfeit e.p. album in 1989.
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Compulsion /com·pul·sion/ 1. an overwhelming urge to perform an irrational act or ritual. 2. the repetitive or stereotyped action that is the object [more]Compulsion - Community and Resources

Noun
1. an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid
(synonym) irresistible impulse
(hypernym) irrational impulse
2. an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions against your will
(synonym) obsession
(hypernym) irrational motive
(hyponym) onomatomania
3. using force to cause something; "though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game"; "they didn`t have to use coercion"
(synonym) coercion
(hypernym) causing, causation
(hyponym) eviction, constructive eviction
(derivation) compel, oblige, obligate

n. compulsion, coercion