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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesबाध्यकारी
Pronunciation / Transliteration: badhyakari
"यह एक बाध्यकारी आदत है।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Resulting from or relating to an irresistible urge, especially one that is against one's conscious wishes.
"He struggled for years to control his compulsive gambling habit." - 2
(Of a psychological state or a person) Tending to compel or exert irresistible pressure.
"The thriller was compulsive reading from the very first chapter."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'compulsivus', from 'compellere' meaning 'to drive together' or 'force', formed from 'com-' (together) and 'pellere' (to drive). Entering English in the late 19th century through medical and psychological discourse, it initially described behavior driven by an irresistible inner urge before broadening into general usage for any compelling or obsessive action.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Compulsive"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "Compulsive" is said worldwide
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compulsif
Transliteration: /kɔ̃.pyl.sif/
"Il souffre d'un trouble compulsif."
zwanghaft
Transliteration: /ˈtsvaŋhaft/
"Sie zeigt ein zwanghaftes Verhalten."
compulsivo
Transliteration: /kompulˈzivo/
"Ha un comportamento compulsivo."
compulsivo
Transliteration: /kompulˈsibo/
"El gasto compulsivo puede arruinar tus finanzas."
compulsivo
Transliteration: /kõpuwˈzivu/
"Ele tem um comportamento compulsivo por compras."
बाध्यकारी
Transliteration: badhyakari
"यह एक बाध्यकारी आदत है।"
强迫性的
Transliteration: qiǎngpòxìng de
"他有强迫性的购物习惯。"
강박적인
Transliteration: gangbakjeogin
"그는 강박적인 행동을 보인다."
強迫的な
Transliteration: kyōhaku tekina
"彼女は強迫的な性格をしています。"
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