Compulsive — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person with a compulsive disposition; someone who feels compelled to do certain things

caused by or suggestive of psychological compulsion

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈʌmkwæt/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɪstɹɪks/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɪstɹɪks/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈʌmkwæt/.

Examples

compulsive drinking

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

driven determined

Parts of Speech

noun	a person with a compulsive disposition; someone who feels compelled to do certain things
adjective	caused by or suggestive of psychological compulsion “compulsive drinking”
adjective	strongly motivated to succeed

Word Forms

compulsive	adjective	caused by or suggestive of psychological compulsion
compulsion	noun	an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will
compulsive	noun	a person with a compulsive disposition; someone who feels compelled to do certain things
compulsiveness	noun	the trait of acting compulsively
compulsivity	noun	the trait of acting compulsively

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zwanghaft

eine Person mit einer zwanghaften Veranlagung; jemand, der sich gezwungen fühlt, bestimmte Dinge zu tun

🇫🇷French

compulsif

une personne ayant un caractère compulsif ; quelqu'un qui se sent obligé de faire certaines choses

🇪🇸Spanish

compulsivo

una persona con carácter compulsivo; alguien que se siente obligado a hacer ciertas cosas

🇮🇹Italian

compulsivo

una persona con una disposizione compulsiva; qualcuno che si sente obbligato a fare certe cose

🇳🇱Dutch

dwangmatig

een persoon met een dwangmatige instelling; iemand die zich gedwongen voelt om bepaalde dingen te doen

🇵🇹Portuguese

compulsivo

uma pessoa com disposição compulsiva; alguém que se sente compelido a fazer certas coisas

🇷🇺Russian

компульсивный

человек с компульсивным характером; тот, кто чувствует себя обязанным делать определенные вещи

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनिवार्य

बाध्यकारी स्वभाव वाला व्यक्ति; कोई व्यक्ति जो कुछ कार्य करने के लिए बाध्य महसूस करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

বাধ্যতামূলক

বাধ্যতামূলক স্বভাব সহ একজন ব্যক্তি; কেউ যে কিছু জিনিস করতে বাধ্য বোধ করে

🇮🇳Tamil

கட்டாயம்

கட்டாய மனப்பான்மை கொண்ட ஒரு நபர்; சில விஷயங்களைச் செய்ய வேண்டிய கட்டாயத்தில் உள்ள ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

బలవంతపు

బలవంతపు స్వభావం కలిగిన వ్యక్తి; కొన్ని పనులు చేయవలసిందిగా భావించే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

सक्तीचे

एक अनिवार्य स्वभाव असलेली व्यक्ती; एखादी व्यक्ती ज्याला काही गोष्टी करण्यास भाग पाडले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનિવાર્ય

ફરજિયાત સ્વભાવ ધરાવતી વ્યક્તિ; કોઈ એવી વ્યક્તિ કે જે અમુક વસ્તુઓ કરવા માટે ફરજિયાત અનુભવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒತ್ತಾಯದ

ಕಂಪಲ್ಸಿವ್ ಇತ್ಯರ್ಥ ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ; ಕೆಲವು ಕೆಲಸಗಳನ್ನು ಮಾಡಲು ಬಲವಂತವಾಗಿ ಭಾವಿಸುವ ಯಾರಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിർബന്ധിത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜਬਰਦਸਤੀ

ਇੱਕ ਜਬਰਦਸਤੀ ਸੁਭਾਅ ਵਾਲਾ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ; ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਕੁਝ ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਮਜਬੂਰ ਮਹਿਸੂਸ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

مجبوری

ایک مجبوری کے ساتھ ایک شخص؛ کوئی ایسا شخص جو کچھ چیزوں کو کرنے پر مجبور محسوس کرتا ہو۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

强迫性的

🇯🇵Japanese

強迫的な

強迫的な性質を持つ人。特定のことをしなければならないと感じている人

🇰🇷Korean

강제력

강박적 성향을 가진 사람; 특정 일을 해야 한다고 느끼는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cưỡng ép

một người có khuynh hướng cưỡng bức; một người cảm thấy bắt buộc phải làm những việc nhất định

🇹🇭Thai

บังคับ

🇮🇩Indonesian

wajib

seseorang dengan watak kompulsif; seseorang yang merasa terdorong untuk melakukan hal-hal tertentu

🇵🇭Filipino

mapilit

isang taong may mapilit na disposisyon; isang taong napipilitang gumawa ng ilang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

kompulsif

seseorang yang mempunyai sifat kompulsif; seseorang yang merasa terpaksa melakukan perkara-perkara tertentu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قهري

شخص ذو تصرف قهري؛ شخص يشعر بأنه مجبر على القيام بأشياء معينة

🇮🇷Persian

اجباری

فردی با تمایل اجباری؛ کسی که احساس می کند مجبور به انجام کارهای خاصی است

🇹🇷Turkish

kompulsif

kompulsif eğilimi olan bir kişi; bazı şeyleri yapmaya mecbur hisseden biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

כְּפִיָתִי

אדם בעל נטייה כפייתית; מישהו שמרגיש שהוא חייב לעשות דברים מסוימים

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