compulsive

(kəm-pŭl'sĭv)
adj.

1. Having the capacity to compel: a frightening, compulsive novel.
2. Psychology. Caused or conditioned by compulsion or obsession.

n.
A person with behavior patterns governed by a compulsion.

compulsively com·pul'sive·ly adv.
compulsiveness com·pul'sive·ness or com'pul·siv'i·ty (kŏm'pŭl-sĭv'ĭ-tē, kəm-) n.

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adj

Definition: driving, obsessive
Antonyms: controlled, easy-going, free, independent

The state of being subject to compulsion.

• c. drinking — see primary polydypsia.
• c. rolling — an involuntary movement in which the recumbent patient persists in rolling, always in the same direction, until it meets an obstruction.
• c. walking — affected animals walk oblivious to their surroundings. They appear to be blind, walk into objects, headpress against them and stay in this position for long periods, are oblivious to danger and may die of misadventure. They may attempt to climb a wall and fall over backwards. Common causes are hepatic encephalopathy and increased intracranial pressure.

For a list of words related to compulsive, see:

• Demanding, Critical, Calculating, or Selfish
• Agitation, Abnormality, and Instability - compulsive: (adj) unable to control an irrational impulse to do something

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See words rhyming with "compulsive."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - fængslende, tvingende, kompulsiv, tvangs-, magtfuld
n. - person med tvangstanker

Nederlands (Dutch)
dwangmatig, dwingend, boeiend

Français (French)
adj. - (Psych) compulsif, invétéré, fascinant
n. - compulsif

Deutsch (German)
adj. - zwanghaft
n. - unter Trieben leidende Person

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - εξαναγκαστικός, καταναγκαστικός, ψυχαναγκαστικός
n. - ψυχαναγκαστικός τύπος

Italiano (Italian)
compulsivo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - compulsivo, compulsório
n. - pessoa (f) compulsiva

Русский (Russian)
принудительный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - compulsivo
n. - persona que hace algo en forma no premeditada

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - tvångsmässig, tvingande, fängslande
n. - tvångsneurotisk läggning, tvångsneurotiker

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
强制的, 强迫的, 强制力

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 強制的, 強迫的
n. - 強制力

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 강제적인, 강박감에 사로잡힌
n. - 강박신경증인 사람

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 強制的な, 強迫観念による

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مرغم, مجبر, ملزم, مثير للأهتمام (الاسم) شخص ذو تصرفات لا سيطرة له عليها‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮כופה, מכור, שאי-אפשר להתנגד לו, משועבד‬
n. - ‮אדם מכור או כפייתי‬

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