compulsive

[US]/kəm'pʌlsɪv/
[UK]/kəm'pʌlsɪv/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. fascinating, captivating, compelling
adv. fascinatingly, compulsively

Phrases & Collocations

compulsive behavior

compulsive eating

compulsive gambling

compulsive shopping

compulsive liar

Example Sentences

this play is compulsive viewing.

have a compulsive desire to cry

a frightening, compulsive novel.

a compulsive joiner of revolutionary movements.

Compulsive drinking is bad for one's health.

Most compulsive gamblers are not successful.

her obsession has taken the form of compulsive exercise.

Their story makes compulsive reading.

thousands of antiques hoarded by a compulsive collector.

He went to a psychiatrist about his compulsive gambling.

The aim of the repetitions of the same commercial on television is nothing but to brainwash consumers into compulsive sonsumption.

The money that a repeal saves could help pay for monitoring compulsive molesters more intrusively—through ankle bracelets and the like.

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