OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER

Meaning of OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER in English

If someone suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder , they cannot stop doing a particular thing, for example washing their hands.

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OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER — Mental disorder in which an individual experiences obsessions or compulsions, either singly or together. An obsession is a persistent disturbing …
Английский словарь Британика
OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER — n. OCD, psychiatric disorder in which a person experiences recurrent obsessions or compulsive actions
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER — (OCD) also called obsessive-compulsive neurosis a type of mental disorder in which an individual experiences obsessions or compulsions or both. …
Britannica English vocabulary
OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER — noun [ U ] ( abbr. OCD ) a mental disorder in which sb feels they have to repeat certain …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER — If someone suffers from ~, they cannot stop doing a particular thing, for example washing their hands. N-UNCOUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER — Mental disorder in which an individual experiences obsessions or compulsions, either singly or together. An obsession is a persistent disturbing …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER — Обсессия
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
COMPULSIVE — adj compulsive
Interlingua English vocab
OBSESSIVE — adjective Date: 1901 1. tending to cause obsession, excessive often to an unreasonable degree, of, relating to, or characterized by …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
COMPULSIVE — adjective Date: 1588 having power to compel, of, relating to, caused by, or suggestive of psychological compulsion or obsession , …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DISORDER — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) affective disorder bipolar disorder chromosomal disorder congenital disorder mental disorder personality disorder post traumatic …
Английский словарь Британика
OBSESSIVE — I. -ˈsesiv, -sēv also -səv adjective Etymology: obsess ion + -ive 1. a. : tending to provoke obsession b. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DISORDER — I. dəs, (ˈ)dis+, sometimes dəz or (ˈ)diz+ verb Etymology: dis- (I) + order (v.) transitive verb 1. a. : to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COMPULSIVE — I. kəmˈpəlsiv, -sēv also -səv adjective Etymology: obsolete compulse + -ive 1. : having power to compel admonishing the people …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DISORDER — (n.) Want of order or regular disposition; lack of arrangement; confusion; disarray; as, the troops were thrown into disorder; the …
Английский словарь Webster
COMPULSIVE — (a.) Having power to compel; exercising or applying compulsion.
Английский словарь Webster
DISORDER — ( n. ) Want of order or regular disposition; lack of arrangement; confusion; disarray; as, the troops were thrown into …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COMPULSIVE — ( a. ) Having power to compel; exercising or applying compulsion.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
OBSESSIVE — — obsessively , adv. — obsessiveness , n. /euhb ses"iv/ , adj. 1. being, pertaining to, or resembling an obsession: …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DISORDER — /dis awr"deuhr/ , n. 1. lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion: Your room is in utter disorder. 2. an …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COMPULSIVE — — compulsively , adv. — compulsiveness, compulsivity /keuhm pul siv"i tee, kom'pul-/ , n. /keuhm pul"siv/ , adj. 1. compelling; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OBSESSIVE — adj. compulsive; having a tendency to be obsessed
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
COMPULSIVE — n. one who is controlled by obsessions
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
COMPULSIVE — adj. compelling, obsessive
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DISORDER — I. (ˌ)dis-ˈȯr-dər, (ˌ)diz- transitive verb Date: 15th century 1. : to disturb the order of 2. : to disturb the …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OBSESSIVE — adjective Date: 1901 1. a. : tending to cause obsession b. : excessive often to an unreasonable degree 2. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COMPULSIVE — adjective Date: 1588 1. : having power to compel 2. : of, relating to, caused by, or suggestive of psychological …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DISORDER — vt to depose from holy orders. 2. disorder ·noun neglect of order or system; irregularity. 3. disorder ·noun breach of …
Webster English vocab
OBSESSIVE — [ob.ses.sive] adj (1901) 1 a: tending to cause obsession b: excessive often to an unreasonable degree 2: of, relating to, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OBSESSIVE — obsessive BrE AmE əb ˈses ɪv ɒb- ɑːb- ▷ obsessive|ly li ▷ obsessive|ness nəs nɪs ▷ obsessive|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
COMPULSIVE — compulsive BrE AmE kəm ˈpʌls ɪv § \ ( ˌ ) kɒm- ▷ compulsive|ly li ▷ compulsive|ness nəs nɪs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OBSESSIVE — / əbˈsesɪv; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective thinking too much about one particular person or thing, in a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DISORDER — / dɪsˈɔːdə(r); NAmE -ˈɔːrd-/ noun 1. [ U ] an untidy state; a lack of order or organization : His …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COMPULSIVE — / kəmˈpʌlsɪv; NAmE / adjective 1. ( of behaviour ) that is difficult to stop or control : compulsive eating …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OBSESSIVE — I. ob ‧ ses ‧ sive 1 /əbˈsesɪv/ BrE AmE adjective thinking or worrying about something all the time, so …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DISORDER — dis ‧ or ‧ der /dɪsˈɔːdə $ -ˈɔːrdər/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ order ≠ ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COMPULSIVE — com ‧ pul ‧ sive /kəmˈpʌlsɪv/ BrE AmE adjective 1 . compulsive behaviour is very difficult to stop or control, …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COMPULSIVE — adj. 1 compelling. 2 resulting or acting from, or as if from, compulsion (a compulsive gambler). 3 Psychol. resulting or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
COMPULSIVE — adj. 1 compelling. 2 resulting or acting from, or as if from, compulsion (a compulsive gambler). 3 Psychol. resulting or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COMPULSIVE — adj.1 compelling. 2 resulting or acting from, or as if from, compulsion (a compulsive gambler). 3 Psychol. resulting or acting …
Oxford English vocab
OBSESSIVE — ( obsessives) 1. If someone’s behaviour is obsessive , they cannot stop doing a particular thing or behaving in a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DISORDER — ( disorders) 1. A disorder is a problem or illness which affects someone’s mind or body. ...a rare nerve disorder …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COMPULSIVE — 1. You use compulsive to describe people or their behaviour when they cannot stop doing something wrong, harmful, or unnecessary. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OBSESSIVE — (~s) 1. If someone’s behaviour is ~, they cannot stop doing a particular thing or behaving in a particular way. …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
DISORDER — (~s) 1. A ~ is a problem or illness which affects someone’s mind or body. ...a rare nerve ~ that …
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OBSESSIVE — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB almost ▪ The portrait is hyper-real, with almost obsessive attention to surface, to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DISORDER — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a personality disorder (= a mental illness affecting someone’s personality ) ▪ The hospital treats …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COMPULSIVE — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a compulsive eater (= someone who cannot stop themselves eating too much ) ▪ Most …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OBSESSIVE — [noun] [C]It's hard to get obsessives (= people who are obsessed with something) to take life less seriously.
Cambridge English vocab
DISORDER — (ILLNESS) [noun] - an illness of the mind or bodyHe's got some sort of blood disorder/disorder of the blood - …
Cambridge English vocab
COMPULSIVE — [adjective]a compulsive liar/thief/eaterHis compulsive gambling is a serious problem.She is suffering from a compulsive eating disorder.Compulsive can also be used …
Cambridge English vocab
DISORDER — n. affective disorder bipolar disorder chromosomal disorder congenital disorder mental disorder obsessive compulsive disorder personality disorder post traumatic stress disorder …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
OBSESSIVE — Synonyms and related words : absorbing, all-encompassing, arresting, attractive, compelling, compulsive, consuming, controlling, dominating, driving, enchanting, engaging, engrossing, enthralling, fascinating, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DISORDER — I. noun 1. Synonyms: confusion 3, ataxia, ||ballup, chaos, clutter, disarray, huddle, muddle, snarl, topsy-turviness Contrasted words: orderliness; pattern, plan …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
OBSESSIVE — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
OBSESSIVE — adj. Obsessive is used with these nouns: ↑ desire , ↑ fan , ↑ jealousy , ↑ love , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
DISORDER — noun 1 untidy state; lack of order ADJECTIVE ▪ complete VERB + DISORDER ▪ throw sth into ▪ The country …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
COMPULSIVE — adj. Compulsive is used with these nouns: ↑ eater , ↑ gambler , ↑ gambling , ↑ liar , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
OBSESSIVE — See ↑ OBSESSION 2
Longman Activator English vocab
OBSESSIVE — adj. 25B6; adjective ALL-CONSUMING, consuming, compulsive, controlling, obsessional, fanatical, neurotic, excessive, besetting, tormenting, inescapable; informal pathological.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DISORDER — n. 25B6; noun he hates disorder : UNTIDINESS, disorderliness, mess, disarray, chaos, confusion; clutter, jumble; a muddle, a shambles. incidents …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
COMPULSIVE — n. 25B6; adjective a compulsive desire : IRRESISTIBLE, uncontrollable, compelling, overwhelming, urgent; obsessive. compulsive eating : OBSESSIVE, obsessional, addictive, uncontrollable. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
OBSESSIVE — adj. haunting, harassing, tormenting, dominating, controlling, possessing, all-encompassing, passionate, unshakeable or unshakable She has an obsessive fear of heights
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
DISORDER — n. 1 disarray, confusion, chaos, disorderliness, disorganization, untidiness, mess, muddle, jumble, hash, mishmash, tangle, hotchpotch or US and Canadian also …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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