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OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person with obsessive-compulsive characteristics
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("obsessive-compulsive" is a kind of...):
mental case; neurotic; psychoneurotic (a person suffering from neurosis)
Derivation:
obsessive-compulsive (characterized by obsessions and compulsions)
obsessive-compulsive disorder (an anxiety disorder characterized by recurrent and persistent thoughts and feelings and repetitive, ritualized behaviors)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Characterized by obsessions and compulsions
Example:
obsessive-compulsive neurosis
Classified under:
Similar:
neurotic; psychoneurotic (affected with emotional disorder)
Derivation:
obsessive-compulsive (a person with obsessive-compulsive characteristics)
obsessive-compulsive disorder (an anxiety disorder characterized by recurrent and persistent thoughts and feelings and repetitive, ritualized behaviors)
