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compulsive
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
Learner's definition of COMPULSIVE
[more compulsive; most compulsive]
1
a : caused by a desire that is too strong to resist : impossible to stop or control强迫性的；难以控制的；无法抗拒的
- compulsive behavior强迫性行为
b : not able to stop or control doing something（做某事）积习难改的
- a compulsive gambler/liar积习难改的赌徒/说谎者
2
chiefly British : very interesting引人入胜的
- Her most recent article made compulsive [=compelling] reading.她最近的文章读起来引人入胜。
— compulsively
adverb- He cleans compulsively.他有洁癖。
- a compulsively readable story让人非读不可的故事
— compulsiveness
noun [noncount]compulsive
adjective
com·pul·sive kəm-ˈpəl-siv 
Synonyms
Example Sentences
his compulsive clowning around can sometimes be annoying
Recent Examples on the Web In the film, Fraser plays a reclusive English teacher with a compulsive overeating disorder, attempting to reconnect with his estranged teenage daughter, Ellie (Sadie Sink). 
Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 5 Sep. 2022 Jason has lived with obsessive compulsive disorder since childhood. Benjamin Ryan, NBC News, 2 Sep. 2022 The combined result for some adolescents is a kind of cognitive implosion: anxiety, depression, compulsive behaviors, self-harm and even suicide. New York Times, 23 Apr. 2022 Then, under the law, that plan must also offer unlimited visits for a mental health condition such as depression or obsessive compulsive disorder. Katherine Landergan, ajc, 3 Aug. 2022 So people using them to help PTSD, to help anxiety, to help obsessive compulsive disorder, to help depression, fear of death in cancer patients. Wired Staff, Wired, 28 July 2022 This disorder consists of the compulsive eating of non-food items, like grass or rocks, according to Great Pet Care. Daryl Perry, USA TODAY, 29 July 2022 There are references to its star’s compulsive lies, comparisons to madman chocolatier Willy Wonka, glimpses of kids’ TV shows preaching the importance of honesty. John Semley, The New Republic, 28 July 2022 Still, there was no denying his cultural influence and compulsive watchability. New York Times, 25 July 2022 See More
Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 5 Sep. 2022 Jason has lived with obsessive compulsive disorder since childhood. Benjamin Ryan, NBC News, 2 Sep. 2022 The combined result for some adolescents is a kind of cognitive implosion: anxiety, depression, compulsive behaviors, self-harm and even suicide. New York Times, 23 Apr. 2022 Then, under the law, that plan must also offer unlimited visits for a mental health condition such as depression or obsessive compulsive disorder. Katherine Landergan, ajc, 3 Aug. 2022 So people using them to help PTSD, to help anxiety, to help obsessive compulsive disorder, to help depression, fear of death in cancer patients. Wired Staff, Wired, 28 July 2022 This disorder consists of the compulsive eating of non-food items, like grass or rocks, according to Great Pet Care. Daryl Perry, USA TODAY, 29 July 2022 There are references to its star’s compulsive lies, comparisons to madman chocolatier Willy Wonka, glimpses of kids’ TV shows preaching the importance of honesty. John Semley, The New Republic, 28 July 2022 Still, there was no denying his cultural influence and compulsive watchability. New York Times, 25 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Medieval Latin compulsīvus, from Latin compulsus, past participle of compellere "to drive together, force to go, force (to a view, course of action)" + -īvus -ive — more at compel
First Known Use
1588, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of compulsive was in 1588 Phrases Containing compulsive
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