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compulsive

/kəmˈpʌlsɪv/

compulsiveadjective

more compulsive

Comp.

most compulsive

Super.

/kəmˈpʌlsɪv/

Translations

She is a compulsive shopper who can't resist a sale.

Она компульсивный покупатель, который не может устоять перед распродажей.

He has a compulsive need to check his phone every few minutes.

У него навязчивая потребность проверять телефон каждые несколько минут.

Additional translations

Definitions

Resulting from or relating to an irresistible urge, especially one that is against one's conscious wishes.

He was a compulsive gambler, unable to resist the lure of the casino.

Acting on an irresistible urge, often repetitively.

Her compulsive need to check her phone every few minutes was becoming a distraction.

So interesting or exciting as to be impossible to stop reading, watching, or listening.

The documentary was compulsive viewing from start to finish.

Synonyms

compulsivenoun

compulsives

/kəmˈpʌl.sɪv/

Informal countable noun meaning a person with a compulsive habit or personality.

Definitions

A person who exhibits compulsive behaviour, especially one with an addictive or obsessive habit.

He's a compulsive, unable to go a day without gambling.