Compulsion and Stress

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

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

Stress noun - The burden on one's emotional or mental well-being created by demands on one's time.

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Compulsion and stress are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Compulsion" instead a noun "Stress".

Nearby Words: stressed, stressful, stressing

physical	physical compulsion	physical stress
constant	constant compulsion	constant stress
severe	severe compulsion	severe stress
big	big compulsion	big stress
Other adjectives: serious, psychic, new, mental, psychological, outside, greater, sudden.

In Rachel Griffin, one character is found "gushing" blood from intense mental stress caused by fighting against a magical compulsion.

Source: Psychic Nosebleed

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