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Driven by an urge that is difficult to resist.

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compulsive

The novel portrays a compulsive need to check every message immediately.
Dictionary practice example.
A fictional diary describes a compulsive urge to straighten every tool repeatedly, even when the writer wants to stop and continue making the bowl.
From Willingness and Impulse.
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