Compulsion
Compulsion noun - The use of power to impose one's will on another.
Must and compulsion are semantically related In some cases you can use "Must" instead a noun "Compulsion".
Must
Must noun - Something necessary, indispensable, or unavoidable.
Compulsion and must are semantically related in force topic. Sometimes you can use "Compulsion" instead a noun "Must".
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Special mention must go to the Amazing Stories episode "Hell Toupee", where the toupee is possessed and gives its wearer a compulsion to kill lawyers.
Source: Dodgy Toupee - Some compulsion spells in Dungeons & Dragons have as a condition that the target must have a minimum amount of Intelligence (usually 3) to understand what you're trying to compel them to do.
Source: Too Dumb to Fool -
While most humans must choose to eat people (and suffer from the real-world side-effects, like brain diseases), a small number of people have mutated a natural compulsion to eat human flesh, as well as the ability to eat it without getting brain damage.
Source: Video Game / Fallout
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