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compulsivity

compulsivity

1 9.6
Strong urge to repeat actions even when you do not want to
  • noun
  • /kəmˈpʌlsɪvɪti/
  • Specialized
: compulsividad
  • She realized that her compulsivity led her to repeatedly organize her books, even when it was unnecessary.
  • sexual compulsivity
  • compulsivity indicators
  • compulsivity scores

Absolute compulsivity results in absolute misery.

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Examples

  • However, men consistently reported greater frequencies of indicators of sexual compulsivity than did women.

    Academic text (2004)

  • We found strong positive interrelationships among syndemic factors, including sexual compulsivity, depression, childhood sexual abuse, intimate partner violence, and polydrug use.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Absolute compulsivity results in absolute misery.

    The Minimalists

  • Higher sexual compulsivity was associated with a greater number of problems stemming from alcohol and drug use.

    Academic text (2004)

  • And I, I being in the grip of compulsivity, not being able to say no, feeling choiceless is a kind of hell for me.

  • Another factor that has frequently been associated with HIV sexual risk behaviors among MSM is sexual compulsivity.

    Academic text (2012)

  • Persons with higher sexual compulsivity scored higher on the alcohol (AUDIT) and drug abuse (DAST) screening tests.

    Academic text (2004)

  • His compulsivity to check his phone constantly interferes with his ability to focus on work.

  • Living with compulsivity can make routine tasks feel overwhelming and exhausting.

Synonyms

obsession
vscompulsivity
280 5.1

A very strong, lasting interest that controls your thoughts and actions

focuses more on repeated action patterns rather than primarily on thoughts
compulsion
vscompulsivity
39 6.7

A strong urge to do something that is hard to control

is about a repeated pattern of acting rather than one momentary urge
obsessiveness
vscompulsivity
2 7.0

Thinking about something too much and doing the same thing again and again

highlights the persistent action tendency even when thoughts are not central
compulsiveness
vscompulsivity
1 7.5

A strong, repeated urge to do things even when you do not want them

is the underlying tendency to keep performing those actions against will
perseveration
vscompulsivity
  • Specialized
1 9.9

Repeatedly saying or doing the same thing even when you cannot stop

is broader, covering repeated acts even when not neurologically caused
compulsoriness
vscompulsivity
  • Specialized
9.8

A state of being driven by a strong urge that is hard to control

is the habitual leaning to act repeatedly despite conscious resistance
obsessivity
vscompulsivity
9.9

Being too focused on one idea or activity

is more about the persistent pattern of acting than intense preoccupation

Antonyms

self-discipline
22 4.4

The ability to control your actions and feelings even when it is hard

How Compulsive

compulsivity
  • Specialized
1 9.6

Surface Forms

compulsivity singular
compulsivities plural

Morphology

compulsivity = compulsive (transparent) = compulsive + ity

Standard nominalization from the adjective 'compulsive' with '-ity'; learners who know 'compulsive' can infer the noun meaning.

Etymology

Compulsivity comes from the same Latin root as compel, which means 'to force' or 'drive', and is like impulse, a sudden 'push'. So compulsivity is the strong, repeated 'push' that makes someone do actions again and again even when they do not want to.