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Adjective: obsessive-compulsive  ub'se-siv kum'púl-siv
  1. Characterized by obsessions and compulsions
    "obsessive-compulsive neurosis"
Noun: obsessive-compulsive  ub'se-siv kum'púl-siv
  1. A person with obsessive-compulsive characteristics

Derived forms: obsessive-compulsives

See also: neurotic, psychoneurotic

Type of: mental case, neurotic, psychoneurotic

Encyclopedia: Obsessive-compulsive

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