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com⋅pul⋅sive
[kuh
m-puhl-siv] 
–adjective
| 1. | compelling; compulsory. |
| 2. | Psychology.
|
–noun
| 3. | Psychology. a person whose behavior is governed by a compulsion. |
Related forms:
com⋅pul⋅sive⋅ly, adverb
com⋅pul⋅sive⋅ness, com⋅pul⋅siv⋅i⋅ty [kuhm-puhl-siv-i-tee, kom-puhl-] , noun
[kuhm-puhl-siv-i-tee, kom-puhl-] , noun
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| com·pul·sive (kəm-pŭl'sĭv) adj.
com·pul'sive·ly adv., com·pul'sive·ness, com'pul·siv'i·ty (kŏm'pŭl-sĭv'ĭ-tē, kəm-) n. |
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Compulsive
Com*pul"sive\, a. Having power to compel; exercising or applying compulsion. Religion is . . . inconsistent with all compulsive motives. --Sharp.
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Main Entry: 1com·pul·sive
Pronunciation: -'p&l-siv
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, caused by, or suggestive ofpsychological compulsion or obsession
Main Entry: 2compulsive
Function: noun
: one who is subject to a psychological compulsion
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compulsive com·pul·sive (kəm-pŭl'sĭv)
adj.
Caused or conditioned by compulsion or obsession. n.
A person with behavior patterns governed by a compulsion.
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