"compulsion" meaning in French

See compulsion in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kɔ̃.pyl.sjɔ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-compulsion.wav [France, Lyon], LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-compulsion.wav [France] (note: Somain) Forms: compulsions [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin compulsiō. Etymology templates: {{lbor|fr|la|compulsiō}} Learned borrowing from Latin compulsiō Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} compulsion f (plural compulsions)
  1. compulsion Tags: feminine Related terms: compulsif
    Sense id: en-compulsion-fr-noun-y5EMevl4 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Human behaviour
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