compulsive
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7.3
- noun
- /kəmˈpʌlsɪv/
:
compulsivo
- Sexual Compulsives
- Obsessive-compulsives
- sexual compulsives
And all of us are obsessive compulsives, are we not?
- And all of us are obsessive compulsives, are we not?
Examples
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Oprah was talking to obsessive-compulsives.
Fiction book (1990) -
I think betting companies target the compulsive gambler and want the compulsive gambler.
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Was she serious? "Terry, even compulsives freak out--"
Fiction book (1995) -
Do you really think he's gonna want to face a ninety-pound compulsive who failed volleyball?
Fiction book (1999) -
Big article proving that lobotomy is the treatment of choice for refractory obsessive-compulsives.
Fiction book (1997) -
She was the administrator, which always seemed odd, because archaeologists are such obsessive-compulsives.
Fiction book (2002) -
If not, they will truly become "users" in the vernacular sense of the term, addicts to acceleration, compulsives who are obsessed with data, not import.
Academic text (1994) -
Obsessive-compulsives experience recurring ego-dystonic thoughts or repetitive and senseless stereotypic behavior.
Academic text (1991) -
He is a compulsive buyer, always purchasing things he doesn't need.
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She sees a therapist to help manage her compulsive behaviors regarding cleanliness.
Synonyms
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4.7
A person who likes an activity very much and spends a lot of time doing it
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6.5
A person who thinks about one thing too much in a way that harms them
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9.9
A person who thinks about one idea so much they ignore other things
A person who thinks about one thing too much
A person who is very interested in one thing, like games or news
Compounds
- Specialized
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7.5
A person who has repeated unwanted thoughts and feels they must repeat actions that cause problems in daily life
- Specialized
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3.5
A long-term mental health problem where unwanted thoughts make you repeat actions
- Specialized
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8.3
Showing repeated unwanted thoughts and strong urges to repeat actions that make daily life difficult
- Specialized
A person who needs things very neat and repeats actions until they feel right
How Compulsive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Compulsive (as a noun) names a person who is driven by that same 'push', just like the words compel and propel describe being forced forward. So a compulsive is someone who repeats actions because they feel forced and find it hard to stop.