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com·pul·sive
 compulsive
- pronunciation:
- k
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puhl
sihv
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
able to compel; compelling.
- synonyms:
- compelling
- similar words:
- compulsory
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| definition 2: |
driven by an obsession or compulsion.
Excessively frequent hand-washing was one of their daughter's compulsive behaviors.- synonyms:
- driven, obsessive
- similar words:
- fanatical, uncontrollable
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| related words: |
neurotic |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
one whose behavior is caused or conditioned by compulsion or obsession.
- similar words:
- fanatic, zealot
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| derivations: |
compulsively (adv.), compulsiveness (n.) |
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