Definitions for obsessive-compulsive
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
obses′sive-compul′sive(adj.)
of, pertaining to, or characterized by the persistent intrusion of unwanted thoughts accompanied by ritualistic actions, regarded as a form of neurosis.
Category: Psychiatry
(n.)a person with obsessive-compulsive characteristics.
Category: Psychiatry
Origin of obsessive-compulsive:
1925–30
Princeton's WordNet
obsessive-compulsive(adj)
a person with obsessive-compulsive characteristics
obsessive-compulsive(adj)
characterized by obsessions and compulsions
"obsessive-compulsive neurosis"
Wiktionary
obsessive-compulsive(Adjective)
Characterized by obsessions and compulsions, especially by the need to perform repetitive tasks
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