1 noun PSYCH desirefonn doshriantaéigeantas masc1 c m ushe felt a compulsion to go therebhí fonn doshrianta uirthi dul ann, mhothaigh sí gurbh éigean di dul annI have a compulsion to writecaithfidh mé a bheith ag scríobh, is éigean dom a bheith ag scríobh2 noun GOV obligation, coercioniallach masc1 c m uéigeantas masc1 c m uwe're under no compulsion to sell itníl aon iallach orainn é a dhíollegal compulsioniallach dleathach