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compulsão — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • binge noun A short spell of doing something, especially eating, drinking, or watching something, to excess.
  • compulsion noun A strong, often irrational urge to do something, even against one's better judgment.
  • constraint noun A limitation or restriction on what can be done.

Senses

compulsão is used for these senses in English:

  • binge A short period of excessive consumption, especially of food, alcohol, narcotics, etc.
  • constraint Something that constrains; a restriction.

binge — full definition

  1. noun A short spell of doing something, especially eating, drinking, or watching something, to excess.
  2. verb To do something, especially eat, drink, or watch, to excess in a short space of time.

compulsion — full definition

  1. noun A strong, often irrational urge to do something, even against one's better judgment.
  2. noun The use of force or pressure to make someone act a certain way.

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