Compulsive

Word COMPULSIVE
Character 10
Hyphenation com pul sive
Pronunciations /kəmˈpʌlsɪv/

Definitions and meanings of "Compulsive"

What do we mean by compulsive?

Having the capacity to compel. adjective

Caused or conditioned by compulsion or obsession. adjective

A person with behavior patterns governed by a compulsion. noun

Exercising compulsion; tending to compel; compulsory.

Having power to compel; exercising or applying compulsion. adjective

Uncontrolled or reactive and unconscious adjective

Having power to compel; exercising or applying compulsion. adjective

One who exhibits compulsive behaviours. noun

Strongly motivated to succeed adjective

Caused by or suggestive of psychological compulsion adjective

A person with a compulsive disposition; someone who feels compelled to do certain things noun

One who exhibits compulsive behaviours.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Compulsive

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The word "compulsive" in example sentences

TO THE ZEEs: Sorry to see you made what I label a compulsive decision. ❋ Unknown (2010)

However, they do tend toward certain compulsive behaviors. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Food obsession falls under the form of self-sabotage I call compulsive self-sabotage, the hardest kind of self-destruction to shake. ❋ Kat James (2007)

The classic definition of an obsessive-compulsive is a person who repeats the same unsuccessful behavior over and over hoping that it will work this time or that mere repetition will bestow good fortune. ❋ Unknown (2000)

(I consign to parentheses the equally problematic issue of race, although few readers familiar with Austen will want to ignore the near-hysterical irruption of "the slave-trade" into one of Jane Fairfax's earlier conversations [271], as if in compulsive, belated echo of the formidable subtext haunting Mansfield Park.) ❋ Unknown (2000)

What most people consider occasional thoughts or pursuits rivet the neural arousal system of the genius, the collector, and the artist, who vent their obsessions in compulsive activity. ❋ Unknown (1994)

If this view is correct, we can then derive a simple model: (1) genetic anomalies introduce defects into the structure of the reward cascade and (2) defects in the reward cascade cause behavioral distortions that we call compulsive diseases. ❋ Kenneth Blum (1991)

Binge eating disorder is a relatively recently recognized disorder (it is sometimes referred to as compulsive overeating). ❋ Unknown (2010)

The reality of sex addiction -- it is also called compulsive sexual behavior or hypersexual disorder -- is that there is an underlying mental health issue. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But showing off your hometown to a foreigner, someone who stops and stares and snaps photos in a manner that can only be described as compulsive, is always a revelation. ❋ William Harryman (2009)

Cell phone dependency is now called compulsive communicating. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It ` s also called compulsive sexual behavior or hyper-sexuality. ❋ Unknown (2009)

If addiction responded to plain-old reward/punishment learning, it actually couldn't exist: addiction is defined as compulsive use of a substance * despite* negative consequences, so merely increasing the negative consequences one experiences as a result of drugs is unlikely to solve the problem. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I have come to vehemently reject the idea of compulsive or addictive eating. ❋ Unknown (2008)

We haven ` t even gotten to court and she ` s called a compulsive liar and that she has a bipolar disorder? ❋ Unknown (2008)

I avoid the use of the term “curing” here because it implies homosexuality in and of itself is an abnormal behavior–abnormal being defined as compulsive and destructive to the health and happiness of the individual. ❋ Unknown (2005)

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