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compulsion [listen] Zwang {m} [listen]

He is under no compulsion to sell. Niemand zwingt ihn zu verkaufen.

compulsion (to do sth.) [listen] Drang {m}; Zwang {m} (etw. zu tun) [psych.] [listen]

He felt an overwhelming compulsion to tell her the truth. Er spürte den unwiderstehlichen Drang, ihr die Wahrheit zu sagen.

The lamp-post touching became a compulsion. Das Berühren der Laternenmaste wurde zwanghaft.

compulsion to work hard; pressure to do well Leistungszwang {m}

compulsion neurosis; obsessive-compulsive disorder; obsessive neurosis; obsessional neurosis Zwangsneurose {f} [med.]

compulsion neuroses Zwangsneurosen {pl}

zugzwang; compulsion to move Zugzwang {m} (Schach)
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