HyperDic: obsessive-compulsive_disorder

English > 1 sense of the expression obsessive-compulsive disorder:
NOUNstateobsessive-compulsive disorderan anxiety disorder characterized by recurrent and persistent thoughts and feelings and repetitive, ritualized behaviors
English > obsessive-compulsive disorder: 1 sense > noun 1, state
MeaningAn anxiety disorder characterized by recurrent and persistent thoughts and feelings and repetitive, ritualized behaviors.
Broaderanxiety disorderA cover term for a variety of mental disorders in which severe anxiety is a salient symptom
Spanishtrastorno obsesivo compulsivo, trastorno obsesivo-compulsivo
Catalantrastorn obsessiu-compulsiu
Adjectivesobsessive-compulsivecharacterized by obsessions and compulsions
Nounsobsessive-compulsivea person with obsessive-compulsive characteristics / characteristics

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