"compelled" meaning in English

See compelled in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kəmˈpɛld/ Audio: en-us-compelled.ogg Forms: more compelled [comparative], most compelled [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛld Head templates: {{en-adj}} compelled (comparative more compelled, superlative most compelled)
  1. Driven; forced. Derived forms: compelled speech, uncompelled
    Sense id: en-compelled-en-adj-B-nKqvi2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 94 6

Verb

IPA: /kəmˈpɛld/ Audio: en-us-compelled.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛld Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} compelled
  1. simple past and past participle of compel Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: compel
    Sense id: en-compelled-en-verb-A9pt-C1-
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          "text": "I do believe state policymakers are very compelled to address those early years.",
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          "text": "I was very compelled by the experience of watching Hamlet and the opening scene that has the ghost of his father on the parapet saying, “Revenge my death.”",
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