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OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An anxiety disorder characterized by recurrent and persistent thoughts and feelings and repetitive, ritualized behaviors
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("obsessive-compulsive disorder" is a kind of...):
anxiety disorder (a cover term for a variety of mental disorders in which severe anxiety is a salient symptom)
Derivation:
obsessive-compulsive (a person with obsessive-compulsive characteristics)
obsessive-compulsive (characterized by obsessions and compulsions)
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