Definitions for Compulsive
kəmˈpʌl sɪvcom·pul·sive

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. compulsiveadjective

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

2. compulsiveadjective

   caused by or suggestive of psychological compulsion

   "compulsive drinking"

3. compulsive, determined, drivenadjective

   strongly motivated to succeed

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. compulsivenoun

   One who exhibits compulsive behaviours.

2. compulsiveadjective

   uncontrolled or reactive and unconscious

3. Etymology: From compulsus, past participle of compellere, from +.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Compulsiveadjective

   Having the power to compel; forcible.

   Etymology: from compulser, Fr. compulsus, Latin.

   The Danube, vast and deep,
   Supreme of rivers, to the frightful brink,
   Urg’d by compulsive arms, soon as they reach’d,
   New terror chill’d their veins. Phillips.

   The clergy would be glad to recover their dues by a more short and compulsive method. Jonathan Swift.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. compulsive

   Compulsive behavior is defined as performing an action persistently and repetitively. Compulsive behaviors could be an attempt to make obsessions go away. The act is usually a small, restricted and repetitive behavior, yet not disturbing in a pathological way. Compulsive behaviors are a need to reduce apprehension caused by internal feelings a person wants to abstain from or control. A major cause of compulsive behavior is said to be obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD). "The main idea of compulsive behavior is that the likely excessive activity is not connected to the purpose to which it appears directed." There are many different types of compulsive behaviors including shopping, hoarding, eating, gambling, trichotillomania and picking skin, itching, checking, counting, washing, sex, and more. Also, there are cultural examples of compulsive behavior.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. compulsive

   Compulsive refers to the behavior which is driven by an irresistible urge or an uncontrollable impulse, often against one's conscious wishes. It is usually repetitive, persistent, and hard to stop even if it’s harmful. 'Compulsive' can be used to describe both the actions and the person who performs these actions. For instance, compulsive behaviors, compulsive eating, or compulsive gambler.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Compulsiveadjective

   having power to compel; exercising or applying compulsion

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Compulsive in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Compulsive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Compulsive in a Sentence

1. Robert A. Heinlein:

   Remind me to write an article on the compulsive reading of news. The theme will be that most neuroses can be traced to the unhealthy habit of wallowing in the troubles of five billion strangers.

2. Eva Telzer:

   Heightened sensitivity could lead to later compulsive social media behaviors, or it could reflect an adaptive neural change that helps teens navigate their social worlds.

3. Marc Summers:

   Most people were n’t aware what OCD was back in the late ‘ 90s, i was supposed to be hosting ‘ Hollywood Squares ’ and then lost the job because people did n’t understand what obsessive compulsive disorder was, and they were spreading rumors that I was difficult to work with and uncooperative, none of which was true. But people were not given the tools to learn what Hollywood Squares ' was.

4. Josh Hawley:

   Social media and video games prey on user addiction, siphoning our kids' attention from the real world and extracting profits from fostering compulsive habits, no matter this business model's advantages to the tech industry, one thing is clear : there is no excuse for exploiting children through such practices.

5. Brian Roth:

   Our hope is that we can use this information to ultimately make drugs that mimic the benefits of psychedelic drugs without the psychedelic experience, what if we could give people who are depressed or suffer from PTSD or anxiety or obsessive-compulsive disorder a medication, and they could wake up the next day and be fine without any side effects ? That would be transformative.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Compulsive
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Compulsive
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Compulsive
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compulsive
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Compulsive
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Compulsive