Or Re Pug Nan Cy (Ri Púgnənssee) N: Psychology

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re·pug·nance [ri púgnənss]

or re·pug·nan·cy [ri púgnənssee]


n
strong dislike: a very strong dislike or distaste

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com·pul·sion [kəm púlshən]


(plural com·pul·sions)
n
1. force: a force that makes somebody do something

2. compelling: an act of compelling or the state of being compelled


 You are under no compulsion to leave.

3. PSYCHOLOGY psychological force: a psychological and usually irrational force that makes
somebody do something, often unwillingly
 felt an irresistible compulsion

[14th century. Via French from, ultimately, Latin compuls- , the past participle stem of compellere
(see compel).]

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