Translations for „compulsion“ in the English » Polish Dictionary

compulsion [kəmˈpʌlʃən] N no pl

1. compulsion (urge):

compulsion

przymus m wewnętrzny

compulsion to eat

niepohamowane łaknienie nt

2. compulsion (force):

compulsion

przymus m

to be under compulsion to do sth

być zmuszonym coś zrobić

Usage examples with compulsion

compulsion to eat

niepohamowane łaknienie nt

to be under compulsion to do sth

być zmuszonym coś zrobić

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The compulsion can be extremely difficult to control in many cases.

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It focuses on our relentless compulsion to understand.

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Certain groups indeed seem to work under compulsion.

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Necessity may arise either from compulsion or from inevitable evil.

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Reports of such cases are disputed and many observers, including human rights groups, find it extremely difficult to determine whether compulsion was used.

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Brooks was on furlough, driving along the highway, under compulsion of no orders or duty and on no military mission.

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That first element is pressure amounting to compulsion of the will of the victim and the second was the illegitimacy of the pressure.

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Excessive exercise has been classified in different ways; sometimes as an addiction and sometimes as a compulsion.

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The compulsion of the matter in cells to return to a diffuse, inanimate state extends to the whole living organism.

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The novel's plot follows the actions of the party which are combinations of the groups investigations and interruptions caused by the compulsions of the tattoo.

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