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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescompulsividade
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kõpusividadʒi
"A compulsividade alimentar afeta muitas pessoas sob alto estresse."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The state or condition of performing actions repeatedly or ritualistically in response to an overwhelming urge, often to reduce anxiety.
"The clinical assessment focused on the degree of compulsivity underlying the patient's daily rituals." - 2
A behavioral tendency characterized by an irresistible urge to perform certain acts without regard to negative consequences.
"Her financial decisions often displayed a reckless compulsivity that alarmed her advisors."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'compulsus', the past participle of 'compellere' (to drive together or force), via Middle French and modern English morphological suffixation of '-ivity'. It entered formal psychological and psychiatric nomenclature in the 20th century to denote the state or quality of being driven to perform repetitive, ritualistic behaviors.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Compulsivity" is said worldwide
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compulsivité
Transliteration: kɔ̃pylsivite
"La compulsivité est un symptôme central de certains troubles anxieux."
Zwanghaftigkeit
Transliteration: ˈtsvaŋhaftɪçkaɪt
"Die Zwanghaftigkeit seines Verhaltens wurde im Laufe der Zeit deutlicher."
compulsività
Transliteration: kompulsivita
"Il trattamento mira a ridurre la compulsività nei pazienti affetti da OCD."
compulsividad
Transliteration: kompulsiβidad
"La compulsividad en las compras puede convertirse en un problema grave."
compulsividade
Transliteration: kõpusividadʒi
"A compulsividade alimentar afeta muitas pessoas sob alto estresse."
बाध्यकारिता
Transliteration: badhyakarita
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"व्यवहार में बाध्यकारिता मानसिक स्वास्थ्य की समस्या का संकेत हो सकती है।"
强迫性
Transliteration: qiǎngpòxìng
Script: 中文汉字
"临床心理学对病理性强迫性进行了广泛研究。"
강박성
Transliteration: gangbakseong
Script: 한국어 한글
"그 환자는 심한 행동적 강박성을 보였다."
強迫性
Transliteration: kyōhakusei
Script: 日本語
"その障害の本質は行動の強迫性にある。"
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