Meaning of compulsion

(noun) an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid; "he felt a compulsion to babble on about the accident"

an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will; "her compulsion to wash her hands repeatedly"

using force to cause something to occur; "though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game"; "they didn't have to use coercion"