WordCmp.com

compulsive vs compulsion

compulsion vs compulsive

compulsive and compulsion both are nouns.

compulsive is an adjective but compulsion is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
compulsive Yes Yes No No
compulsion Yes No No No
compulsive (noun) compulsion (noun)
a person with a compulsive disposition; someone who feels compelled to do certain things using force to cause something to occur
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
compulsive (adjective) compulsion (adjective)
strongly motivated to succeed
caused by or suggestive of psychological compulsion
Difference between compulsive and compulsion

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.