Compellable | a. Capable of being compelled or constrained. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Compellably | adv. By compulsion. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Compellation | n. [ L. compellatio, fr. compellare to accost, fr. compellere. See Compel. ] Style of address or salutation; an appellation. “Metaphorical compellations.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] He useth this endearing compellation, “My little children.” Bp. Beveridge. [ 1913 Webster ] The peculiar compellation of the kings in France is by “Sire, ” which is nothing else but father. Sir W. Temple. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Compellative | n. (Gram.) The name by which a person is addressed; an appellative. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Compellatory | a. Serving to compel; compulsory. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
Compeller | n. One who compels or constrains. [ 1913 Webster ] |
ざるを得ない | [ざるをえない, zaruwoenai] (exp) cannot help (doing); have no choice but to; am compelled to; am obliged to; it is incumbent upon (me) to [Add to Longdo] |
ずには居られない | [ずにはいられない, zunihairarenai] (exp, adj-i) (uk) (See ないではいられない) (after neg. verb stem) feel compelled to; can't help but feel; can't help but do [Add to Longdo] |
せざるを得ない | [せざるをえない, sezaruwoenai] (exp, adj-i) (See ざる) cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do [Add to Longdo] |
せざる得ない | [せざるえない, sezaruenai] (exp, adj-i) (See ざる, せざるを得ない) cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do [Add to Longdo] |
ないでは居られない | [ないではいられない, naidehairarenai] (exp, adj-i) (uk) (See ずにはいられない) feel compelled to; can't help but feel; can't help but do [Add to Longdo] |
やらざるを得ない | [やらざるをえない, yarazaruwoenai] (exp) (See せざるを得ない) cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do [Add to Longdo] |
ミツグ君 | [ミツグくん, mitsugu kun] (n) (sl) (See 貢ぐ) man who is easily compelled into giving a woman gifts; a man only used to receive gifts from [Add to Longdo] |
泣寝入り;泣き寝入り | [なきねいり, nakineiri] (n, vs) crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation [Add to Longdo] |
強制力 | [きょうせいりょく, kyouseiryoku] (n) compelling force; legal force [Add to Longdo] |
強迫 | [きょうはく, kyouhaku] (n, vs, adj-no) compelling; using duress [Add to Longdo] |