obsessive-compulsive

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obsessive-compulsive

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Characterized by obsessions and compulsions, especially by the need to perform repetitive tasks. Barry is... well, what? Borderline autistic and obsessive-compulsive, with serious anger management issues and a dangerous behavioural disorder that in the real world would get him a one-way ticket to the rubber room.

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@misc{obsessive_compulsive_2026,
  title = {obsessive-compulsive},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/obsessive-compulsive},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}