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OCD

OCD is the initialism of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

OCD is the initialism of osteochondritis dissecans.

OCD is the initialism of osteochondrodysplasia.

OCD is the initialism of Office of Civil Defense.

OCD is the initialism of Oxford Classical Dictionary.

Meaning of obsessive-compulsive disorder

Noun

obsessive-compulsive disorder (countable and uncountable, plural obsessive-compulsive disorders)

  1. 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

Meaning of osteochondritis dissecans

Noun

osteochondritis dissecans (uncountable)

  1. A disorder of the joints in which cracks form in the articular cartilage and the underlying subchondral bone.

Adjective

OCD (comparative more OCD, superlative most OCD)

  1. (figuratively, offensive, sometimes) Exhibiting an obsessive tendency.
    • Three years and you still have your ex's things? Lizzy, I knew you were uptight and OCD, and often humorless.2015, “Out of the Closet”, in One Big Happy, season 1, episode 2, spoken by Prudence (Kelly Brook)
    • So I wanted to get us some simple takeout but of course, I started obsessing over what you'd be in the mood for. Hence, we have the OCD buffet of sushi, steak, and pasta.2020, Leigh Whannell, The Invisible Man, spoken by Adrian Griffin

Forms of OCD

comparativemore OCD
superlativemost OCD

Words formed from OCD

Questions about OCD

What does OCD mean?
OCD means exhibiting an obsessive tendency.
What is OCD the initialism of?
OCD is the initialism of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
What part of speech is OCD?
OCD is an adjective.

Words near OCD in the dictionary

  1. occy
  2. occy health
  3. occy strap
  4. occy straps
  5. occæcation
  6. OCD
  7. OCDer
  8. OCDers
  9. OCE
  10. ocean
  11. ocean acidification

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Adapted from Wiktionary: OCD (page history and authors); obsessive-compulsive disorder (page history and authors); osteochondritis dissecans (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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