Compulsion vs. Compunction

Compulsionnoun

An irrational need or irresistible urge to perform some action, often despite negative consequences.

Compulsionnoun

The use of authority, influence, or other power to force (compel) a person or persons to act.

Compulsionnoun

The lawful use of violence (i.e. by the administration).

Compulsionnoun

The act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; the act of driving or urging by force or by physical or moral constraint; subjection to force.

Compulsionnoun

an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid

Compulsionnoun

an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions against your will

Compulsionnoun

using force to cause something;

Compulsionnoun

the action or state of forcing or being forced to do something; constraint

Compulsionnoun

an irresistible urge to behave in a certain way

Compunctionnoun

A pricking of conscience or a feeling of regret, especially one which is slight or fleeting.

Compunctionnoun

A pricking; stimulation.

Compunctionnoun

A picking of heart; poignant grief proceeding from a sense of guilt or consciousness of causing pain; the sting of conscience.

Compunctionnoun

a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)

Compunctionnoun

a feeling of guilt or moral scruple that prevents or follows the doing of something bad