obsessive-compulsive
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adjectiveDefinition of OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE
: relating to, characterized by, or affected with recurring obsessions and compulsions especially as symptoms of a neurotic state <obsessive–compulsive disorder>
— obsessive–compulsive noun
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1927
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