OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does obsessive-compulsive disorder mean? 

• OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER (noun)
  The noun OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER has 1 sense:

1. an anxiety disorder characterized by recurrent and persistent thoughts and feelings and repetitive, ritualized behaviors

  Familiarity information: OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An anxiety disorder characterized by recurrent and persistent thoughts and feelings and repetitive, ritualized behaviors

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("obsessive-compulsive disorder" is a kind of...):

anxiety disorder (a cover term for a variety of mental disorders in which severe anxiety is a salient symptom)

Derivation:

obsessive-compulsive (a person with obsessive-compulsive characteristics)

obsessive-compulsive (characterized by obsessions and compulsions)

 Context examples 

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a type of anxiety disorder.

(Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, NIH: National Institute of Mental Health)

Having an obsessive-compulsive disorder may cause a person to have trouble carrying out daily activities.

(Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, NCI Dictionary)

Mental disorders include a wide range of problems, including: • Anxiety disorders, including panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, and phobias • Bipolar disorder • Depression • Mood disorders • Personality disorders • Psychotic disorders, including schizophrenia

(Mental Disorders, NIH)

A drug used to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder.

(Fluvoxamine, NCI Dictionary)