Obsessive-compulsive

adj

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    a person with obsessive-compulsive characteristics wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Characterized by obsessions and compulsions, especially by the need to perform repetitive tasks.

    "Barry is... well, what? Borderline autistic and obsessive-compulsive, with serious anger management issues and a dangerous behavioural disorder that in the real world would get him a one-way ticket to the rubber room."

Adjective
  1. 1
    characterized by obsessions and compulsions wordnet

Example

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"Mary could not avoid the cause of her obsessive-compulsive disorder."

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