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obsessive-compulsive adjective psychologyuk /əbˌses.ɪv.kəmˈpʌl.sɪv/ us /əbˌses.ɪv.kəmˈpʌl.sɪv/ related to or typical of a mental health condition in which a person has frequent, unwanted thoughts or feelings that make them feel that they have to repeat particular actions: (思想或行为)强迫性的 his obsessive-compulsive repetition of certain phrases 他强迫性地重复某些短语 See
obsessive-compulsive disorder offensive an offensive word that is used to describe someone who worries a lot about small details and has a strong dislike of anything that is not perfect, or to describe the behaviour of someone like this(贬)强迫症的
Note: It is considered offensive to use this word when talking about ordinary worries or actions that a person chooses to do, because it suggests that people with obsessive-compulsive disorder have chosen their condition and that it is not serious. Prader-Willi syndrome is an illness characterized by insatiable appetite, low muscle mass and obsessive-compulsive behavior. Serotonin can help regulate excessive anxiety and obsessive-compulsive thoughts. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Mental illnesses ad adjustment disorder age-associated memory impairment anhedonia anorectic exhibitionistic exhibitionistically false memory firebug generalized anxiety disorder manic depression melancholia mental handicap neurotic postpartum depression postpartum psychosis PPD progressive simultanagnosia psychopathy schizophrenic |