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compulsion vs onomatomania

onomatomania vs compulsion

compulsion and onomatomania both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
compulsion Yes No No No
onomatomania Yes No No No
As nouns, onomatomania is a hyponym of compulsion; that is, onomatomania is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than compulsion:
  • compulsion: an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will
  • onomatomania: obsession with a particular word which the person uses repeatedly or which intrudes into consciousness
compulsion (noun) onomatomania (noun)
using force to cause something to occur obsession with a particular word which the person uses repeatedly or which intrudes into consciousness
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
Difference between compulsion and onomatomania

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