Compulsive

//kəmˈpʌlsɪv//

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The word "compulsive" can be used as noun, adjective and adjective.

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Derived Terms

anticompulsive clothing compulsive compulsive behaviour compulsive decluttering compulsive hoarder compulsive hoarding compulsive streak compulsively compulsiveness compulsivity noncompulsive obsessive-compulsive uncompulsive

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

actor doer worker

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Related Terms

compel compulsion compulsory

Related Terms

compel compulsion compulsory irresistible power reactive uncontrolled

Similar Terms

ambitious neurotic neurotic psychoneurotic

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