compulsive
kompulsif
definition
adjective
compulsive eating
resulting from or relating to an irresistible urge, especially one that is against one's conscious wishes.
this play is compulsive viewing
irresistibly interesting or exciting; compelling.
translation of 'compulsive'
adjective
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example
She became a 'compulsive' reader of plant and seed catalogues, and even spent a month in China collecting seeds and hunting for plants.
It is an average party album and could happily sit alongside something like Terrorvision, but it fails to provide any 'compulsive' listening or interesting music.
If the national press are anything to go by this is a play that makes for 'compulsive' viewing.
A child's ability to play is limited by these 'compulsive' behaviors.
He became a 'compulsive' traveller, spending a year on the Ivory Coast in 1931 and making many photographs.
Many had kept secret their 'compulsive' eating binges or their ‘purging’ behaviors for years.
But motivation coming from a negative source relentlessly generates anxiety and stress, creating 'compulsive' perfectionism.
Black said she has neglected her house and garden, and her children and pets - members are 'compulsive' readers.
Most people with OCD struggle to banish their unwanted thoughts and 'compulsive' behaviors.
I have no tolerance for 'compulsive' gamblers, this stemming from a personal experience with one.
The guitarist has a thousand yard stare that gives the complete impression of disconnection - it's a 'compulsive' and exciting experience.
This is a comic take on the nature of luck and the power of faith from the perspective of a cancer patient and her 'compulsive' gambler husband.
You know I can be a very 'compulsive' person, and I have to admit that most of the time I read in the same way that I smoke and chew gum and jiggle my leg a lot.
Surveillance - a new and ominous term - became 'compulsive' and almost second nature, even when its use was self-defeating.
The 'compulsive' overeater eats whenever and whatever she likes.
Some individuals with bulimia struggle with addictions, including abuse of drugs and alcohol, and 'compulsive' stealing.
Most people with OCD struggle to banish their unwanted, obsessive thoughts and to prevent themselves from engaging in 'compulsive' behaviors.
And while the group's in-house manoeuvring for position made 'compulsive' viewing in itself, the audience had the final say on who went and who stayed.
Ice hockey, downhill skiing, ski jumping and even the speed skating make for 'compulsive' viewing.
The child may develop school phobias, 'compulsive' eating or psychosomatic illnesses.
My husband is a 'compulsive' hoarder and shopaholic, filling every inch of our six-bedroom house.
The near limitless play potential makes this game a godsend for obsessive, 'compulsive' fans of this style of play, and the ocean deep gameplay ensures that there is always something new to do.
For example, multiple addictions have been found among more than half of adolescents who have a 'compulsive' behaviour problem.
However, you may be up against something that you (and other 'compulsive' overeaters) cannot deal with alone.
War and disasters are indeed fascinating, they make 'compulsive' viewing, especially if you're not in the firing line.
Third, technology has a compelling, even 'compulsive' , logic of its own.
The Republic recovered the pride and drive that fuelled their brave World Cup challenge on a night when Hampden Park rocked to the 'compulsive' beat of a compelling performance.
It is characterized by behaviors that include one or more of the following: impaired control over drug use, 'compulsive' use, continued use despite harm, and craving.
But some people fear they could be the breeding ground for the 'compulsive' gamblers of the future.
As treatment progresses, most patients gradually experience less anxiety from the obsessive thoughts and are able to resist the 'compulsive' urges.
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