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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries強迫的な
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kyōhaku tekina
"彼女は強迫的な性格をしています。"
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."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'compulsivus', from 'compellere' meaning to drive together or force, combining 'com-' (together) and 'pellere' (to drive). Entering English in the late 19th century through psychological and medical terminology, it evolved from a general sense of being forced by circumstances to describing behaviors driven by irresistible inner urges.
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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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