Compulsion
Compulsion noun - The use of power to impose one's will on another.
Disorder and compulsion are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Disorder" instead a noun "Compulsion".
Disorder
Disorder noun - A state in which everything is out of order.
Compulsion and disorder are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Compulsion" instead a noun "Disorder".
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| physical | physical compulsion | physical disorder |
| particular | particular compulsion | particular disorder |
| similar | similar compulsion | similar disorder |
| common | common compulsion | common disorder |
| Other adjectives: actual, constant, severe, serious, unfortunate, slight, psychic, sexual, mental, psychological, strange, psychotic, magical. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- This type, similar to the Real Life condition known as Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, is when there are unpleasant emotional consequences to breaking the compulsion, such as extreme anxiety.
Source: Beat It By Compulsion -
He is afflicted with Malign Hypercognition Disorder ("Mad Scientist disease") due to his great intellect, giving him a compulsion to try to take over the world.
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The 2nd Criminal Minds episode, "Compulsion", features a serial arsonist/murderer driven by an obsessive-compulsive disorder that forces her to repeat things in sets of three.
Source: Rule of Three
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Disorder and Compulsion. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/compulsion/disorder
Compulsion & Disorder. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/compulsion/disorder>.
Disorder or Compulsion. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/compulsion/disorder.
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