compulsive

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French compulsif, formed from Latin compulsus, past participle of compellere (“to compel”), from com- (“together”) + pellere (“to drive”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kəmˈpʌlsɪv/ === Adjective === compulsive (comparative more compulsive, superlative most compulsive) Uncontrolled or reactive and irresistible. Having power to compel; exercising or applying compulsion. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === compulsive (plural compulsives) One who exhibits compulsive behaviours. === Further reading === “compulsive”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “compulsive”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “compulsive”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kɔ̃.pyl.siv/ === Adjective === compulsive feminine singular of compulsif == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kom.pulˈsi.ve/ Rhymes: -ive Hyphenation: com‧pul‧sì‧ve === Adjective === compulsive feminine plural of compulsivo