1. the act of compelling by force of authority • Derivationally related forms: coerce • Hypernyms: enforcement • Hyponyms: terror 2. 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 • Syn: compulsion • Derivationally related forms: coerce, compel (for: compulsion) • Hypernyms: causing, causation • Hyponyms: eviction, constructive eviction
