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compulsion
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Sense: Pressure

Synonyms:

constraint , coercion, duress, pressure , restraint , force , obligation

Sense: Driving force

Synonyms:

drive , necessity , need , requirement , driving force, impulsion, propulsion, irresistible force, pressing need, urge , urgency, momentum

Sense: An obsession

Synonyms:

irresistible impulse, urge , fixation, preoccupation, addiction , obsession, idée fixe (French), impulse, instinct, hang-up (slang)

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