Compulsion vs Compulsively: what is the difference?

Two words that are easy to mix up. Compulsion is a noun meaning “An irresistible urge or inner force that makes someone act — a noun naming the drive…”, while Compulsively is an adverb meaning “In a compulsive way — irresistibly, as if you cannot stop. An adverb describing HOW…”. بالعربي: Compulsion = دافع قهري، Compulsively = قهرياً.

Compulsion noun · /kəmˈpʌlʃn/

دافع قهري — دافع قهري قوة داخلية تدفع للفعل حتى دون اختيار واعٍ لا الصفة compulsive ولا الإلزام القانوني compulsory؛ إلحاح داخلي؛ قوة تدفع للعمل ⚡🔄

An irresistible urge or inner force that makes someone act — a noun naming the drive itself, not the adjective compulsive and not the legal adjective compulsory

Counsel treated the daily filing compulsion as evidence, not as a compulsory statute.

Synonyms: urge, impulse, drive, obsession, coercion

Compulsively adverb · /kəmˈpʌlsɪvli/

قهرياً — قهرياً ظرف كيفية الفعل بإلحاح لا يُقاوَم: compulsively؛ بصورة قهرية / بإلحاح؛ ليس الصفة compulsive ولا الاسم compulsion ولا الإلزام…

In a compulsive way — irresistibly, as if you cannot stop. An adverb describing HOW someone acts, not the adjective compulsive (what kind of drive), not the noun compulsion (the urge itself), and not compulsory (required by rule).

Counsel filed docket notes compulsively rather than waiting for a compulsory statute.

Synonyms: obsessively, irresistibly, habitually, uncontrollably, persistently

How GL Dictionary tells them apart

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What is the difference between Compulsion and Compulsively?

Compulsion means An irresistible urge or inner force that makes someone act — a noun naming the drive itself, not the adjective compulsive and not the legal adjective compulsory Compulsively means In a compulsive way — irresistibly, as if you cannot stop. An adverb describing HOW someone acts, not the adjective compulsive (what kind of drive), not the noun compulsion (the urge itself), and not compulsory (required by rule).

ما الفرق بين Compulsion وCompulsively بالعربي؟

Compulsion: دافع قهري. Compulsively: قهرياً.

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