obsessive-compulsive disordernoun [ C or U ]
uk/əbˌses.ɪv.kəmˈpʌl.sɪv dɪˌsɔː.dər/us/əbˌses.ɪv.kəmˈpʌl.sɪv dɪˌsɔːr.dɚ/abbreviation OCD specializeda mental illness that causes a person to do something repeatedly for no reason
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obsessive-compulsive
adjective usuk/əbˌses.ɪv.kəmˈpʌl.sɪv/