compulsive
US: /kəmˈpəɫsɪv/
UK: /kəmpˈʌlsɪv/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
compulsive /kəm'pʌlsiv/- tính từ
- ép buộc, có xu hướng ép buộc
Advanced English dictionary
+ adjective1 (of behaviour) that is difficult to stop or control: compulsive eating / spending / gambling
2 (of people) not being able to control their behaviour: a compulsive drinker / gambler / liar
3 that makes you pay attention to it because it is so interesting and exciting: The programme made compulsive viewing.
compulsively adverb: She watched him compulsively. + a compulsively readable book
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
compelling, obsessive, coercive, urgent, forceful, overwhelming, constrained:
She is such a compulsive workaholic that she double-checks everything done by her staff.
Concise dictionary
compulsives-lsɪvnoun
+a person with a compulsive disposition; someone who feels compelled to do certain things
adj.
+caused by or suggestive of psychological compulsion
+strongly motivated to succeed
