strange compulsion
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An unusual and strong urge to do something.
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- He had a strange compulsion to count every step he took.
- Have you ever felt a strange compulsion to suddenly change your route home?
- She discussed her strange compulsion to organize books by color with her therapist.
- Driven by a strange compulsion, he bought a ticket to a city he'd never heard of.
- It was hard to resist the strange compulsion to touch every lamppost on his walk.
- A strange compulsion washed over her, an undeniable urge to walk barefoot in the rain.
- If I see a lone glove on the sidewalk, I feel a strange compulsion to find its mate.
- Despite being full, she was overcome by a strange compulsion to eat an entire jar of pickles.
- I noticed he has a strange compulsion to tap his fingers in a specific rhythm.
- Perhaps one day he'll give in to the strange compulsion to quit his job and become a street performer.