Compulsion
Compulsion noun - The use of power to impose one's will on another.
Mind and compulsion are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mind" instead a noun "Compulsion".
Mind
Mind noun - The part of a person that feels, thinks, perceives, wills, and especially reasons.
Compulsion and mind are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Compulsion" instead a noun "Mind".
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- The Thrawn Trilogy: Palpatine, as he fell to his death on the second Death Star, put a compulsion into the mind of his Emperor's Hand, Mara Jade.
Source: Loophole Abuse / Literature - In his case, his reason for wanting to travel the world is a weird compulsion, spurred on by hallucinations, that is eventually revealed as being a form of mind control.
- In The Clone Saga, after the Jackal dies, a post-mortem compulsion activates within Spider-Man's brain, causing him to try to kill whoever he loves most under temporary conscious mind control.
Source: Post Mortem Comeback
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