compulsive

Meaning

Adj

1. Uncontrolled or reactive and irresistible.
2. Having power to compel; exercising or applying compulsion.

Noun

One who exhibits compulsive behaviours.

Synonyms

coercive

driven

forced

determined

obsessive

compulsory

domineering

implemented

incumbent

morbid

obligational

obligatory

obliging

obsessed

pathologic

pathological

possessed

pressing

regular

repressive

single-minded

tyrannic

tyrannical

tyrannous

strong-willed

obsessive-compulsive

accommodating

obsidious

bounden

chronic

complaisant

compulsorily

despotic

Translations

compulsivo

compulsif

zwanghaft

compulsivo

dwangmatig

compulsivo

zwingend

kompulsiv

obsessionnel

obsederend

dwangmatige

αναγκαστικός

ακάθεκτος

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kəmˈpʌlsɪv/

Etymology

Borrowed from French compulsif, formed from Latin compulsus, past participle of compellere (“to compel”), from com- (“together”) + pellere (“to drive”).