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compulsion

compulsion A compulsion is a hard-to-stop pattern of actions or ritual-like behavior that a person feels driven to do in order to reduce anxiety or keep it from happening.

A compulsion is a hard-to-stop pattern of actions or ritual-like behavior that a person feels driven to do in order to reduce anxiety or keep it from happening.

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Drafting source: NCI Thesaurus. Flat export snapshot 2026-10-18. “Compulsion” (C94241).
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