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| 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). |
| 3. | a person having such a personality style. |
| ob·ses·sive-com·pul·sive (əb-sěs'ĭv-kəm-pŭl'sĭv, ŏb-) adj. Relating to or characterized by a tendency to dwell on unwanted thoughts or ideas or perform certain repetitious rituals, especially as a defense against anxiety from unconscious conflicts: obsessive-compulsive behavior. n. An obsessive-compulsive person. |
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.