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单词 compulsive
释义 com·pul·sive
I. \kəmˈpəlsiv, -sēv also -səv\ adjective
Etymology: obsolete compulse + -ive
1. : having power to compel
 < admonishing the people in a strangely compulsive, resonant voice, to be orderly — L.C.Douglas >
: exercising or applying compulsion
 < forced to adopt compulsive measures to collect taxes >
2. archaic : produced or caused by compulsion : forced
3. : of, having to do with, caused by, or suggestive of psychological compulsion or obsession
 < mechanical lovemaking, compulsive drinking, and considerations of suicide — J.W.Aldridge >
com·pul·sive·ly \-sə̇vlē, -li\ adverb
com·pul·sive·ness noun -es
II. noun
(-s)
1. : a compelling force
 < cultural compulsives >
2. : one who is subject to a psychological compulsion
 < the excessive cleanliness of the compulsive, who is struggling against instinctual demands for dirt and disorder — G.S.Blum >
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