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compulsive

[ kuhm-puhl-siv ]

adjective

  1. compelling; compulsory.
  2. Psychology.
    1. pertaining to, characterized by, or involving compulsion:

      a compulsive desire to cry.

    2. governed by an obsessive need to conform, be scrupulous, etc., coupled with an inability to express positive emotions.


noun

  1. Psychology. a person whose behavior is governed by a compulsion.

compulsive

/ əˈʌɪ /

adjective

  1. relating to or involving compulsion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. psychiatry an individual who is subject to a psychological compulsion
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of compulsive1

First recorded in 1595–1605; obsolete compulse, verb (from Latin compuls(us), past participle of compellere; compulsion ) + -ive
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