HyperDic: obsessive-compulsive

English > 2 senses of the word obsessive-compulsive:
ADJECTIVEallobsessive-compulsivecharacterized by obsessions and compulsions
NOUNperson obsessive-compulsivea person with obsessive-compulsive characteristics / characteristics
English > obsessive-compulsive: 2 senses > adjective 1
MeaningCharacterized by obsessions and compulsions.
Example"obsessive-compulsive neurosis"
Broaderneurotic, psychoneuroticaffected with emotional disorder
Nounsobsessive-compulsivea person with obsessive-compulsive characteristics / characteristics
obsessive-compulsive disorderan anxiety disorder characterized by recurrent and persistent thoughts and feelings and repetitive, ritualized behaviors
English > obsessive-compulsive: 2 senses > noun 1, person
MeaningA person with obsessive-compulsive characteristics / characteristics.
Broaderneurotic, psychoneurotic, mental caseA person suffering from neurosis
Adjectivesobsessive-compulsivecharacterized by obsessions and compulsions
Nounsobsessive-compulsive disorderan anxiety disorder characterized by recurrent and persistent thoughts and feelings and repetitive, ritualized behaviors

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