| compelling | adj 1. (that makes one keep on working) menambat perhatian; (that makes one keep on reading or listening) menambat minat: a ~ portrait, potret yg menambat perhatian; a ~ account of a little boy’s fight against cancer, cerita yg menambat minat ttg bagaimana seorang budak melawan penyakit kanser; 2. that compels one to do st, mendorong: he put forward ~ arguments for the case, dia mengemukakan hujah-hujah yg mendorong bagi kes itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pressure | 3. compelling force or influence, tekanan, desakan: the ~ of public opinion forced the government to modify the act, tekanan dr orang ramai memaksa kerajaan utk meminda akta itu; bring ~ to bear, mendesak ... supaya membuat sst: the council brought ~ to bear on errant shopkeepers, majlis tempatan mendesak pekedai-pekedai yg bersalah supaya mematuhi peraturan; 4. condition of stress or strain, tekanan, beban: during his youth he had known the ~ of poverty, semasa usianya masih muda, dia sudah mengenal tekanan kemiskinan; the ~ of business prevented him from leaving, tekanan perniagaan menghalangnya pergi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| compulsion | n 1. act of compelling, pemaksaan; under ~, (membuat sst) krn terpaksa: acting under ~, bertindak krn terpaksa; be under no ~ (to do st) tdk dipaksa (membuat sst); 2. strong desire, dorongan nafsu yg kuat; (psychol) kompulsi: he felt a sudden ~ to hit the child, dia berasa ada dorongan nafsu yg kuat secara tiba-tiba utk memukul budak itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |