obsessive-compulsive disorder
obsessive-compulsive disorder noun: a mental and behavioral disorder, characterized by obsessive intrusive thoughts and a compulsion to ease the resulting distress by repeating specific routines or rituals, regardless of their interference with other activities.
Noun
obsessive-compulsive disorder (countable and uncountable, plural obsessive-compulsive disorders)
- A mental and behavioral disorder, characterized by obsessive intrusive thoughts and a compulsion to ease the resulting distress by repeating specific routines or rituals, regardless of their interference with other activities.
- Synonyms:
- OCD
obsessive-compulsive disorder meaning in Hindi, Arabic, Malay and Thai
obsessive-compulsive disorder in Hindi
- mental disorder
- जुनूनी बाध्यकारी विकार junūnī bādhyakārī vikār
obsessive-compulsive disorder in Arabic
- mental disorder
- اِضْطِرَاب الْوَسْوَاس الْقَهْرِيّ iḍṭirāb al-waswās al-qahriyy
obsessive-compulsive disorder in Malay
- mental disorder
- kecelaruan obsesif kompulsif
obsessive-compulsive disorder in Thai
- mental disorder
- โรคย้ำคิดย้ำทำ
More languagesFewer languages
- obsessive-compulsive disorder in Vietnamese
- rối loạn ám ảnh cưỡng chế
Synonyms of obsessive-compulsive disorder
Forms of obsessive-compulsive disorder
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Questions about obsessive-compulsive disorder
- What does obsessive-compulsive disorder mean?
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder means a mental and behavioral disorder, characterized by obsessive intrusive thoughts and a compulsion to ease the resulting distress by repeating specific routines or rituals, regardless of their interference with other activities.
- What is obsessive-compulsive disorder in Hindi?
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder in Hindi is जुनूनी बाध्यकारी विकार (junūnī bādhyakārī vikār). See Obsessive-compulsive disorder meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is obsessive-compulsive disorder?
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a noun.
- What is the plural of obsessive-compulsive disorder?
- The plural of obsessive-compulsive disorder is obsessive-compulsive disorders.
Words near obsessive-compulsive disorder in the dictionary
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- obsessive love disorder
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- obsessive-compulsive disorder
- obsessive-compulsive disordered
- obsessive-compulsive disorders
- obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
- obsessive-compulsive personality disordered
- obsessive-compulsive personality disorders
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