be under no compulsion to do something

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• compulsion — UK [kəmˈpʌlʃ(ə)n] / US noun Word forms compulsion : singular compulsion plural compulsions 1) [countable] a very strong feeling of wanting to do something, especially a feeling that you cannot control He felt a sudden compulsion to tell her the… …   English dictionary

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