compulsion vs causation

compulsion and causation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
compulsion	Yes	No	No	No
causation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, causation is a hypernym of compulsion; that is, causation is a word with a broader meaning than compulsion:

Other hypernyms of compulsion include causing.

compulsion (noun)	causation (noun)
using force to cause something to occur	the act of causing something to happen
an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will
an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid