obsessive-compulsive

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

adjective

1. noting or relating to a personality characterized by perfectionism, indecision, conscientiousness, concern with detail, rigidity, and inhibition.
2. Psychiatry. noting or relating to a disorder or 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):

   obsessive-compulsive disorder.

noun

1. a person having obsessive-compulsive traits.

Word History and Origins

Origin of obsessive-compulsive¹

First recorded in 1925–30; obsessive ( def ) + compulsive ( def )

Example Sentences

But it looks like it was created by crazed person with obsessive-compulsive behavior.

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“Obsessive-compulsive tendencies really help to enhance abilities,” Okun said.

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He noted that people with the condition often have obsessive-compulsive tendencies.

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“True Detective,” Obsessive-Compulsive Noir, and “Twin Peaks” by Jimmy So.

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It is possible to name an ancestor to this obsessive-compulsive noir: David Lynch.

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