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Meanings of
compulsive
in English
Strongly motivated to succeed.
determined
driven
Related terms
ambitious
With an uncontrolled need to do things.
obsessive
Synonyms
Examples for "
obsessive
"
obsessive
Examples for "
obsessive
"
1
And the company has taken an
obsessive
approach to designing the product.
2
The Market even oftens RSS feeds for the really, really
obsessive
dedicated.
3
His
obsessive
concern for security, secrecy, and personal survival saw to that.
4
He is
obsessive
;
he would keep going until he got it right.
5
Today I'm reasonably sure that he had
obsessive
compulsive disorder, or OCD.
Compulsive.
Related terms
neurotic
psychoneurotic
Usage of
compulsive
in English
1
We used to try and get him out of that
compulsive
state.
2
Excessive development of this capacity can lead to
compulsive
or delusional behaviour.
3
Official bodies in psychiatry don't recognise
compulsive
porn use as an addiction.
4
Today I'm reasonably sure that he had obsessive
compulsive
disorder, or OCD.
5
Obsessive
-
compulsive
scale of the Child Behavior Checklist: Specificity, sensitivity, and predictive power.
6
Well, organized crimes are the product of neat, orderly,
compulsive
minds .
7
I got this kind of
compulsive
need to add these details, so.
8
Hindi melodrama with Abraham as a
compulsive
gambler in need of reform.
9
Tom Parker was a
compulsive
gambler and needed Elvis to keep working.
10
The most important thing to remember is that chimera are
compulsive
shape-shifters.
11
There was nothing in the slightest degree
compulsive
or imperative about her.
12
Self-report assessment devices of
obsessive
-
compulsive
symptoms are widely used by behavior therapists.
13
Nordquist smoked in
compulsive
,
joyless fashion, taking no evident pleasure in it.
14
I have always had a highly addictive personality and am deeply
obsessive
-
compulsive
.
15
The truth is there is something we all find
compulsive
about Monty.
16
These include phobias, depression, mania,
obsessive
-
compulsive
disorders, and some forms of neurosis.
Other examples for "compulsive"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
compulsive
Adjective
Frequent collocations
compulsive disorder
compulsive gambler
compulsive behavior
compulsive liar
compulsive symptoms
More collocations
Compulsive
through the time
Compulsive
across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common