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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024com•pul•sive /kəmˈpʌlsɪv/USA pronunciation adj. - resulting from or caused by a compulsion:compulsive overeating.
not able to be resisted;
having the power to compel:Cartoons are almost compulsive TV shows to young children.com•pul•sive•ly, adv.: gambled compulsively. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024com•pul•sive (kəm pul′siv),USA pronunciation adj. - compelling; compulsory.
- Psychiatry
- pertaining to, characterized by, or involving compulsion:a compulsive desire to cry.
- governed by an obsessive need to conform, be scrupulous, etc., coupled with an inability to express positive emotions.
n. - Psychiatrya person whose behavior is governed by a compulsion.
- Latin compuls(us), past participle of compellere; see compulsion) + -ive
- obsolete compulse verb, verbal (1595–1605
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