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compulsion:
- Druck; Pression; Zwang
Wiktionary:
- compulsion → Zwang

English

Detailed Translations for compulsion from English to German

compulsion:

compulsion [the ~] noun

the compulsion (pressure)
der Druck; die Pression; der Zwang
- Druck [der ~] noun
- Pression [die ~] noun
- Zwang [der ~] noun

Translation Matrix for compulsion:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
Druck	compulsion; pressure	adversity; amount of pressure; blood pressure; circulation; destitution; disaster; edition; hypertension; impression; necessity; need; pressure; print; printing; strain; volume
Pression	compulsion; pressure
Zwang	compulsion; pressure	blood pressure; circulation; hypertension; impression; pressure; print; strain
-	coercion; irresistible impulse; obsession
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	coercion; constraint

Related Words for "compulsion":

compulsions

Synonyms for "compulsion":

irresistible impulse; irrational impulse
obsession; irrational motive
coercion; causing; causation

Related Definitions for "compulsion":

using force to cause something to occur¹
- though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game¹
an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid¹
- he felt a compulsion to babble on about the accident¹
an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will¹
- her compulsion to wash her hands repeatedly¹

Wiktionary Translations for compulsion:

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• compulsion	→ Zwang	↔ dwang — het uitoefenen van macht om iemand tegen diens wil iets te laten doen of laten

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