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obsessive–compulsive

Definition of obsessive–compulsive

adjective

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

obsessive–compulsive in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of obsessive–compulsive in the US English dictionary