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- pronunciation:
- k
 m
puhl
sihv
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
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 |
adverb + (adj.)compulsive
apparently, sexually, totally
(adj.)compulsive
+ noun
behavior,
bulimia,
buying,
collector,
confession,
craving,
depression,
desire,
diarist,
disorder,
eater,
eating,
exercise,
exercising,
gambler,
gambling,
habit,
hoarder,
hoarding,
liar,
lying,
maker,
masturbation,
meddler,
mood,
narcissism,
need,
overeating,
pattern,
perfectionism,
personality,
pleasure,
repetition,
ritual,
runner,
saver,
shopper,
shopping,
striving,
talker,
thinking,
thought,
urge,
use,
washer,
womanizing
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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.) |
The word compulsive
contains the following parts:
com-
Latin
prefix
that means with, together
  More about this word part:
The prefix com-
attaches to Latin bases beginning with m, p, or b. It has multiple forms, as the 'm' sound in com-
assimilates to the initial sound of the base to which it is attached. See the assimilated forms col-, con-, cor-, and co-. Note: com-
is frequently an intensive prefix, as in " commemorate
" and " command
."
Example words:
accomplish, combat, combine, commerce, commercial, commingle, commission, commissioner, commit, comparison, complex, comport, comprehend, incomprehensible, command, commemorate, commute, compare, compel, complacent, complete, complement, complicate, compliment, compose, component, compound1, compulsory, compulsive, computer, compute
- synonyms:
- syn-
pel, puls
Latin
root
that means drive, push
Example words:
compel, compulsion, compulsive, compulsory, dispel, expel, expulsion, impel, interpellate, propel, repel, repulse
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