obsessive-compulsive English

Meaning obsessive-compulsive meaning

What does obsessive-compulsive mean?

obsessive-compulsive

— adjective characterized by obsessions and compulsions obsessive-compulsive neurosis

— noun a person with obsessive-compulsive characteristics

Synonyms obsessive-compulsive synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as obsessive-compulsive?

obsessive-compulsive English » English

compulsive

Examples obsessive-compulsive examples

How do I use obsessive-compulsive in a sentence?

Movie subtitles

He strikes me as being an obsessive-compulsive, -under tremendous strain.

Call me obsessive-compulsive, but we must do this now.

News and current affairs

They are also widely used to treat social anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, eating disorders, sexual compulsions, and premenstrual dysphoric disorder.

But only in illnesses like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and depression do we find disease processes that directly and profoundly transform a person's self, identity, and place in the community.

The individual with obsessive-compulsive disorder both dreads and is ashamed by irrational obsessions and compulsions, yet finds engaging in these thoughts and actions irresistible.

Or the teenager disabled by obsessive compulsive disorder.