compulsive
Meaning of compulsive
- resulting from or relating to an irresistible urge.
compulsive eating
- irresistibly interesting or exciting; compelling.
this play is compulsive viewing
late 16th century (in the sense ‘compulsory’): from medieval Latin compulsivus, from compuls- ‘driven, forced’, from the verb compellere (see compel). compulsive (sense 1) (originally a term in psychology) dates from the early 20th century.
Information about compulsive
- It is an adjective.
- Languages in which compulsive is used:
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Hyphenation of compulsive
com-pul-sive
- It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
- compulsive is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
compulsive synonyms
Meaning determined:
Meaning too powerful or convincing to be resisted:
Meaning not controllable:
Meaning evoking interest, attention, or admiration in a powerfully irresistible way:
Meaning (of rain or snow) blown by the wind with great force:
Meaning very great in amount:
Meaning extremely strong or intense; overwhelming:
Meaning requiring immediate action or attention:
Meaning (of a problem or difficulty) trouble (someone or something) persistently:
Meaning of the nature of an obsession:
Meaning (in non-technical use) abnormally sensitive, obsessive, or anxious:
Meaning characteristic of or affected by an obsession:
Meaning (of a substance or activity) causing or likely to cause someone to become addicted:
Meaning impossible to control or govern:
Meaning extremely interesting:
Meaning firmly holding the attention or interest; exciting:
Meaning completely engrossing; compelling:
Meaning absorbing all one's attention or interest:
Meaning capturing and holding one's attention; fascinating:
Meaning capable of attracting and holding interest; charming:
Meaning holding one's attention completely as though by magic; fascinating:
Meaning capturing one's complete attention as if by magic:
Meaning causing a person to become completely transfixed and unaware of their surroundings:
Meaning (of a book) so engrossing that one cannot stop reading it:
compulsive antonyms
Meaning lacking interest or excitement:
Meaning too long, slow, or dull; tiresome or monotonous:
Translation of compulsive
- Spanish: compulsivo
- French: compulsif
- German: zwanghaft
- Portuguese: compulsivo
- Italian: compulsivo
Words that rhyme with compulsive
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