| 单词 | obsessive-compulsive |
| 释义 | obsessive-compulsive (once / 72512 pages) adjn Anything that's obsessive-compulsive relates to a kind of anxiety characterized by a combination of obsessive thoughts and repetitive behaviors that help relieve the anxiety these thoughts cause. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental disorder that causes people to think or worry obsessively, and to become so anxious that they feel a need (or compulsion) to perform some kind of ritual. These obsessive-compulsive actions can include counting, tapping things, moving or jerking their bodies, turning lights on and off, and nail biting. The term obsessive-compulsive dates from the 1920s, combining Latin roots obsessus, "besiege," and compulsus, "forced." WORD FAMILYobsessive-compulsive USAGE EXAMPLESIf one looks closely, one sees the rituals, symbols, icons as the motions of a people ordering their anxieties much as obsessive-compulsive people do. Washington Post(Dec 23, 2016) He gained a lot of weight, got depressed, isolated himself and eventually was diagnosed with body dysmorphic disorder, a type of obsessive-compulsive behavior. Washington Times(Nov 26, 2016) Hughes’s paranoia and obsessive-compulsive behavior is mostly played for laughs. Washington Post(Nov 22, 2016) 1adj characterized by obsessions and compulsions obsessive-compulsive neurosis Syn neurotic, psychoneurotic affected with emotional disorder 2n a person with obsessive-compulsive characteristics Hyper mental case, neurotic, psychoneurotic a person suffering from neurosis |
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