word-vault/dist/data/cards/co/compelling.json

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{
    "term": "compelling",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "that makes you pay attention to it because it is so interesting and exciting",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Her latest book makes compelling reading."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His eyes were strangely compelling."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "become", "find something"],
                "adverb": ["very", "utterly", "oddly"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "so strong that you cannot resist it",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a **compelling need/desire**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was a sad man with a compelling need to talk about his unhappiness."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Permission and obligation"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "that makes you think it is true",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "There is no compelling reason to believe him."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The new studies provide compelling evidence in support of these concepts."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The logic of this point of view is not compelling and is not supported by the data."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There is no logically compelling argument to support their claims."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kəmˈpelɪŋ/",
                "audio": "co/compelling/compelling__gb_3.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kəmˈpelɪŋ/",
                "audio": "co/compelling/compelling__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}