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obsessive compulsive

[uhb-ses-iv-kuhm-puhl-siv]

ob·ses·sive-com·pul·sive

[uhb-ses-iv-kuhm-puhl-siv]
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to a personality style characterized by perfectionism, indecision, conscientiousness, concern with detail, rigidity, and inhibition.
2.
Psychiatry. of or pertaining to a neurosis characterized by persistent intrusion of unwanted thoughts (obsessions) or the performance of actions, as repeated hand-washing, that one is unable to stop (compulsions).
noun
3.
a person having such a personality style.

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Origin:
1925–30
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obsessive-compulsive adj.
Having a tendency to dwell on unwanted thoughts or perform certain repetitious rituals, especially as a defense against anxiety from unconscious conflicts. n.
A person who exhibits obsessive-compulsive behavior.

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