obsessive–compulsive

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
obsessive–compulsive

▶adjective Psychiatry denoting or relating to a disorder in which a person feels compelled to perform certain actions repeatedly to alleviate persistent fears or intrusive thoughts.

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