obsessive-compulsive disorder

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obsessive-compulsive disorder

noun obsessive-compulsive disorders

  1. countable, uncountable A mental and behavioral disorder, characterized by obsessive intrusive thoughts and a compulsion to ease the resulting distress by repeating specific routines or rituals, regardless of their interference with other activities.

    Similar: OCD

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noun mental disorder

Españoltrastorno obsesivo-compulsivo, TOC
한국어강박 장애 gangbak jang'ae
日本語強迫性障害 kyouhakuseishougai
中文強迫性神經失調 /强迫性神经失调 qiángpòxìng shénjīng shītiáo, 強迫症 /强迫症 qiángpòzhèng, qiǎngpòzhèng, 強迫性障礙 /强迫性障碍 qiángpòxìng zhàng'ài
हिन्दीजुनूनी बाध्यकारी विकार junūnī bādhyakārī vikār
Portuguêstranstorno obsessivo-compulsivo
Françaistrouble obsessionnel compulsif, TOC
DeutschZwangsstörung
Italianodisturbo ossessivo-compulsivo
Ελληνικάιδεοψυχαναγκαστική διαταραχή ideopsychanagkastikí diatarachí
Русскийобсессивно-компульсивное расстройство obsessivno-kompulʹsivnoje rasstrojstvo
Tiếng Việtrối loạn ám ảnh cưỡng chế
العربيةاِضْطِرَاب الْوَسْوَاس الْقَهْرِيّ iḍṭirāb al-waswās al-qahriyy
עבריתהפרעה טורדנית־כפייתית hafra'a tordanit-k'fiyatit

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@misc{obsessive_compulsive_disorder_2026,
  title = {obsessive-compulsive disorder},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/obsessive-compulsive%20disorder},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}