compulsive
compulsivo
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
compulsivo
example
Some individuals with bulimia struggle with addictions, including abuse of drugs and alcohol, and 'compulsive' stealing.
She became a 'compulsive' reader of plant and seed catalogues, and even spent a month in China collecting seeds and hunting for plants.
If not detected and treated early, 'compulsive' gambling might lead to estrangement from family and friends as well as financial and legal difficulties.
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.
Surveillance - a new and ominous term - became 'compulsive' and almost second nature, even when its use was self-defeating.
Her job at an auctioneer's - one where rich girls fill in time before getting hitched - doesn't pay enough, especially as she is a 'compulsive' consumer.
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.
But I think, you know, the combination of a wild stock market with Internet accessibility has turned a lot of people into 'compulsive' gamblers.
The 'compulsive' overeater eats whenever and whatever she likes.
It became 'compulsive' viewing on a Sunday evening, resulting in clergymen changing the times of Sunday evening church services.
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.
If she is the sort of 'compulsive' person driven to fix typos and check that the listed URLs are working, this site will keep her busy forever.
As you learn to modify your 'compulsive' behaviour, your anxiety levels should lessen.
However, you may be up against something that you (and other 'compulsive' overeaters) cannot deal with alone.
A child's ability to play is limited by these 'compulsive' behaviors.
Rarely have the compositional anxieties of the Scherzo sounded more robust and urgent, or its litany of 'compulsive' surges so compelling.
The nail-biting wait for that waft of smoke has become 'compulsive' viewing.
Difficult to define exactly, it has become popular to think of almost any behavior that has a 'compulsive' quality as an ‘addiction.’
Many had kept secret their 'compulsive' eating binges or their ‘purging’ behaviors for years.
I have no tolerance for 'compulsive' gamblers, this stemming from a personal experience with one.
Her snappy asides, unconstrained mix of observational humour and rants on life's irritations make for lucid, 'compulsive' viewing.
Ice hockey, downhill skiing, ski jumping and even the speed skating make for 'compulsive' viewing.
A 'compulsive' overeater (binge-eater) is an individual who compulsively eats but does not purge and usually becomes overweight.
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.
What is distinctive about such 'compulsive' behaviour, I would argue, is that the desires and emotions in question are more or less radically independent of the evaluational systems of these agents.
But motivation coming from a negative source relentlessly generates anxiety and stress, creating 'compulsive' perfectionism.
This was 'compulsive' viewing, but only because it was incredibly badly made.
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.
The guitarist has a thousand yard stare that gives the complete impression of disconnection - it's a 'compulsive' and exciting experience.
Over the past two Sundays, Williams's disturbing 10-month-long expose of Britain's hooligan underworld has made 'compulsive' viewing on BBC2.
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