compulsive
US /kəmˈpʌlsɪv/
・UK /kəm'pʌlsɪv/
B2
adj.AdjectiveHaving difficulty to stop yourself doing something
She has a compulsive need to eat chocolate every day
adj.AdjectiveActing as a result of an irresistible urge; addicted.
She is a compulsive liar.
adj.AdjectiveCharacterized by or resulting from compulsion.
Compulsive gambling can ruin lives.
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The Appeal of Rescuing Other People
- But when it has not been especially forthcoming, one way to handle its absence is to turn into a compulsive caregiver, to offer others what we wish could have been offered to us, to turn our deficiency into a bounty, to locate the needy part of us in someone else and then heal it in them as an alternative to addressing it in ourselves.
But when it has not been especially forthcoming, one way to handle its absence is to turn into a compulsive caregiver, to offer others what we wish could have been offered to us, to turn our deficiency into a bounty, to locate the needy part of us in someone else and then heal it in them as an alternative to addressing it in ourselves.
- But when it has not been especially forthcoming, one way to handle its absence is to turn into a compulsive caregiver—to offer others what we wish could have been offered to us, to turn our deficiency into a bounty, to locate the needy part of us in someone else,
But when it has not been especially forthcoming, one way to handle its absence is to turn into a compulsive caregiver—to offer others what we wish could have been offered to us, to turn our deficiency into a bounty, to locate the needy part of us in someone else,
Your Brain On Obsessive Love
- This decrease is similar to what happens in individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
This decrease is similar to what happens in individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
- This decrease is similar to what happens in individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
This decrease is similar to what happens in individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Gambling Addict Spends $1M On Lottery Tickets
- In March 2008, Adam suffered a nervous breakdown after over a decade of compulsive gambling.
In March 2008, Adam suffered a nervous breakdown after over a decade of compulsive gambling.
- In March 2008, Adam suffered a nervous breakdown after over a decade of compulsive gambling.
In March 2008, Adam suffered a nervous breakdown after over a decade of compulsive gambling.
Signs of Obsessive Love
- This decrease is similar to what happens in individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
This decrease is similar to what happens in individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
- This decrease is similar to what happens in individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
This decrease is similar to what happens in individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Empty Chair Therapy: Heal Your Past, Improve Your Future
- The feelings remain in us in a latent form, contributing to a layer of static frustration that damages our health and lends a compulsive quality to our moods.
The feelings remain in us in a latent form, contributing to a layer of static frustration that damages our health and lends a compulsive quality to our moods.
- The feelings remain in us in a latent form, contributing to a layer of static frustration that damages our health and lends a compulsive quality to our moods.
The feelings remain in us in a latent form, contributing to a layer of static frustration that damages our health and lends a compulsive quality to our moods.
Ron Chernow (FULL EPISODE) | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend
- He said I was always the easy prey of the cheap adventurer and there was something very very compulsive about the
He said I was always the easy prey of the cheap adventurer and there was something very very compulsive about the
- He said, "I have to speculate, such being my nature." He admits late in his life after he's lost several fortunes, he said, "I was always the easy prey of the cheap adventurer." And there was something very, very compulsive about the speculation because the tragedy of the story is here is a man who made a fortune in book royalties.
He said, "I have to speculate, such being my nature." He admits late in his life after he's lost several fortunes, he said, "I was always the easy prey of the cheap adventurer." And there was something very, very compulsive about the speculation because the tragedy of the story is here is a man who made a fortune in book royalties.
Time Management with English Subtitle by Randy Pausch, November 2007
- and it's in alphabetical order." And she said, "That sounds a little compulsive." And I said, "Okay, honey." So I went out to Ikea,
and it's in alphabetical order." And she said, "That sounds a little compulsive." And I said, "Okay, honey." So I went out to Ikea,
- And she said: "That sounds a little compulsive..."
And she said: "That sounds a little compulsive..."
精神科医だけど「メンタルヘルス」について質問ある？ | Tech Support | WIRED Japan
- And that's when it can start to go into the obsessive-compulsive disorder range.
And that's when it can start to go into the obsessive-compulsive disorder range.
- And that's when it can start to go into the obsessive-compulsive disorder range.
And that's when it can start to go into the obsessive-compulsive disorder range.
Neil Hilborn - "OCD" (Rustbelt 2013)
- refreshing images just disappeared. When you have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, you don't
refreshing images just disappeared. When you have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, you don't
- When you have obsessive-compulsive disorder, you don't really get quiet moments.
When you have obsessive-compulsive disorder, you don't really get quiet moments.
What Is Love?
- levels found in patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
levels found in patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
- Interestingly, the low serotonin levels experienced by new lovers are remarkably similar to the low serotonin levels found in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Interestingly, the low serotonin levels experienced by new lovers are remarkably similar to the low serotonin levels found in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder.