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compulsive
[ kuhm-puhl-siv ]
adjective
- compelling; compulsory.
- Psychology.
- pertaining to, characterized by, or involving compulsion:
a compulsive desire to cry.
- governed by an obsessive need to conform, be scrupulous, etc., coupled with an inability to express positive emotions.
noun
- Psychology. a person whose behavior is governed by a compulsion.
compulsive
/ əˈʌɪ /
adjective
- relating to or involving compulsion
noun
- psychiatry an individual who is subject to a psychological compulsion
Derived Forms
- dzˈܱԱ, noun
- dzˈܱ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- dz·ܱs· adverb
- dz·ܱs·Ա dz·ܱ···ٲ [k, uh, m-puhl-, siv, -i-tee, kom-puhl-], noun
- ԴDzcdz·ܱs adjective
- nondz·ܱs· adverb
- ܲȴ-dz·ܱs adjective
- quasi-dz·ܱs· adverb
- ܲcdz·ܱs adjective
- undz·ܱs· adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of compulsive1
Example Sentences
"A compulsive watcher of biased YouTube content can live in a fanatic world dominated by conspiracies."
Musk's slipshod philosophy extends to nearly every product he owns, with the CEO valuing cost-cutting over the end product to an almost compulsive degree.
Having structured workouts also encouraged rest days, she said, which played a key role in preventing exercise from becoming obsessive or compulsive.
She says she spent two hours talking with an assessor about the impact of Euan's disabilities, which include autism, obsessive compulsive disorder and sensory processing disorder.
The compulsive part of the OCD can be mental, the website says.
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