Compulsion and Potency

Compulsion

Compulsion noun - The use of power to impose one's will on another.
Usage example: in that class I read books under compulsion that I ordinarily wouldn't have considered

Potency and compulsion are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Potency" instead a noun "Compulsion".

Potency

Potency noun - The ability to exert effort for the accomplishment of a task.

Compulsion and potency are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Compulsion" instead a noun "Potency".

Nearby Words: potent, potential, potently

How words are described

physical physical compulsion physical potency
psychic psychic compulsion psychic potency
sexual sexual compulsion sexual potency
mystical mystical compulsion mystical potency
Other adjectives: greater, magical.
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