com·pul·sive

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• com|pul´sive|ly — com|pul|sive «kuhm PUHL sihv», adjective. 1. compelling: »She has a compulsive desire to keep her house perfectly neat. 2. using compulsion: »He gave the boy ahead of him a compulsive push. SYNONYM(S): coercive. 3. of or having to do with… …   Useful english dictionary

• com|pul|sive — «kuhm PUHL sihv», adjective. 1. compelling: »She has a compulsive desire to keep her house perfectly neat. 2. using compulsion: »He gave the boy ahead of him a compulsive push. SYNONYM(S): coercive. 3. of or having to do with compulsion.… …   Useful english dictionary

• com|pul´sive|ness — com|pul|sive «kuhm PUHL sihv», adjective. 1. compelling: »She has a compulsive desire to keep her house perfectly neat. 2. using compulsion: »He gave the boy ahead of him a compulsive push. SYNONYM(S): coercive. 3. of or having to do with… …   Useful english dictionary

• ob|ses|sive-com|pul|sive dis|or|der — noun. of or having to do with an obsessional neurosis. a type of anxiety disorder in which a person experiences intrusive, unwanted, and repeated fearful thoughts, images, or impulses, called obsessions …   Useful english dictionary

• com — com·bas·sou; com·bat·ive; com·bat·ive·ly; com·bat·ive·ness; com·ba·tiv·i·ty; com·bin·abil·i·ty; com·bin·able; com·bi·na·tion·al; com·bi·na·tion·al·ism; com·bi·na·tive; com·bi·na·to·ry; com·bined; com·bine·ment; com·bin·er; com·bi·net; com·bite;… …   English syllables

• pul — aca·pul·co; am·pul; am·pul·la; am·pul·la·ceous; am·pul·lar; am·pul·lar·ia; am·pul·late; am·pul·li·form; am·pul·lu·la; at·ta·pul·gite; cal·pul·li; car·dio·pul·mo·nary; com·pul·sa·tive; com·pul·sa·to·ry; com·pul·sion; com·pul·si·tor;… …   English syllables

• sive — ab·es·sive; abu·sive; ad·es·sive; ad·he·sive·me·ter; ad·he·sive·ness; ad·mis·sive; ad·ver·sive; ag·gres·sive·ness; Air·bra·sive; al·lu·sive; ap·pre·hen·sive; as·cen·sive; cen·sive; cic·a·tri·sive; co·he·sive; col·lu·sive; com·pas·sive;… …   English syllables

• compulsive — com·pul·sive …   English syllables

• compulsively — com·pul·sive·ly …   English syllables

• compulsive — com•pul•sive [[t]kəmˈpʌl sɪv[/t]] adj. 1) psi pertaining to, characterized by, or involving compulsion: compulsive eating[/ex] 2) characterized by perfectionism, rigidity, conscientiousness, and an obsessive concern with order and detail 3)… …   From formal English to slang