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obsessive–compulsive

Syllabification: (ob·ses·sive–com·pul·sive)
Definition of obsessive–compulsive

adjective

Psychiatry
  • denoting or relating to a disorder in which a person feels compelled to perform certain meaningless actions repeatedly in order to alleviate obsessive fears or intrusive thoughts, typically resulting in severe disruption of daily life.

noun

  • a person characterized by obsessive-compulsive behavior.

obsessive–compulsive in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of obsessive–compulsive in the British & World English dictionary