compulsive streak

noun

An extended time frame in which a person feels the need to do lots of compulsive tasks, with each task often being neither fun nor rewarding, just to get rid of obsessive thoughts

Meanings

nouncompulsive streak (plural compulsive streaks)

plural compulsive streaks

  1. An extended time frame in which a person feels the need to do lots of compulsive tasks, with each task often being neither fun nor rewarding, just to get rid of obsessive thoughts
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