Vehemence vs Compulsion - What's the difference?
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An intense concentration, force or power.
A wild or turbulent ferocity or fury.
Eagerness, fervor, excessive strong feeling.
An irrational need to perform some action, often despite negative consequences.
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The lawful use of violence (i.e. by the administration).
Vehemence is a related term of compulsion.
As nouns the difference between vehemence and compulsion
is that vehemence is vehemence while compulsion is obsession.vehemence
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(en-noun)- The bear attacked with vengeance and vehemence .
- His response was bursting with hatred and vehemence .
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