compulsive behaviour

noun

An action that is performed compulsively without necessarily leading to an actual reward or pleasure.

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Meanings

nouncompulsive behaviour (plural compulsive behaviours)

plural compulsive behaviours

  1. human sciencesAn action that is performed compulsively without necessarily leading to an actual reward or pleasure.

Translations

Danish tvangshandling
  • tvangshandlingan action that is performed compulsively without necessarily leading to an actual reward or pleasure
Swedish tvångshandling
  • tvångshandlingan action that is performed compulsively without necessarily leading to an actual reward or pleasure
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APA

compulsive behaviour. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compulsive%20behaviour

MLA

“compulsive behaviour.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compulsive%20behaviour. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “compulsive behaviour,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compulsive%20behaviour.

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