OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER

Meaning of OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER in English

noun

[ U ] ( abbr. OCD ) a mental disorder in which sb feels they have to repeat certain actions or activities to get rid of fears or unpleasant thoughts

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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
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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 — If someone suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder , they cannot stop doing a particular thing, for example washing their hands. N-UNCOUNT
Collins COBUILD 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
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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. …
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DISORDER — (~s) 1. A ~ is a problem or illness which affects someone’s mind or body. ...a rare nerve ~ that …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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