compulsive
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besetting, driven, impulsive, obsessional, obsessive
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Excoriation, also known as skin-picking disorder or dermatillomania This is compulsive manipulation of the skin that leads to some sort of damage, like scarring, discoloration, or mutilation. — Anna Borges, SELF, "Here’s When Hair-Pulling, Skin-Picking, or Nail-Biting Becomes a Disorder," 13 Aug. 2019 Stepping back from a relationship with a compulsive liar should not damage your other friendships. — Dear Abby, oregonlive.com, "Dear Abby: An apology is in order, dear readers, for callous advice," 8 July 2019 Stepping back from a relationship with a compulsive liar should not damage your other friendships. — Abigail Van Buren, Twin Cities, "Dear Abby: Remembering baby they lost is an annual ritual for couple," 8 July 2019 This move reflects the growing body of scientific literature suggesting that psychedelics are effective treatment for addiction, obsessive compulsive disorder, end-of-life anxiety, and depression. — Olivia Goldhill, Quartz, "Oregonian activists are laying the legal groundwork for therapeutic magic mushrooms," 16 Aug. 2019 Some vets say the behavior also may be a mild compulsive disorder or linked to pica, which is the eating of indiscriminate objects. — Cathy Rosenthal, chicagotribune.com, "Pet World: Dog suddenly attacking his longtime friend," 1 Aug. 2019 It’s defined as a persistent compulsive dependency on a behavior or substance that harms the user. — Ezra Klein, Vox, "Is Big Tech addictive? A debate with Nir Eyal.," 7 Aug. 2019 He had been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder and autism. — Megan O'matz, sun-sentinel.com, "Parkland school gunman was searched every morning at Stoneman Douglas," 26 July 2019 The boy has also been diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder and ADHD. — Jane Morice | [email protected], cleveland.com, "Cleveland police searching for missing 11-year-old boy," 14 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'compulsive.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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