obsessive-compulsive disorder

noun

A mental and behavioral disorder, characterized by obsessive intrusive thoughts and a compulsion to ease the resulting distress by repeating specific routines or rituals, regardless of their interference with other activities.

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nounobsessive-compulsive disorder (countable and uncountable, plural obsessive-compulsive disorders)

plural obsessive-compulsive disorders

  1. countableuncountablehuman sciencesA mental and behavioral disorder, characterized by obsessive intrusive thoughts and a compulsion to ease the resulting distress by repeating specific routines or rituals, regardless of their interference with other activities.

    Synonyms: OCD

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nounA mental and behavioral disorder, characterized by obsessive intrusive thoughts and a compulsion to ease the resulting distress by repeating specific routines or rituals, regardless of their interference with other activities.

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Arabic اِضْطِرَاب الْوَسْوَاس الْقَهْرِيّ
  • اِضْطِرَاب الْوَسْوَاس الْقَهْرِيّ (iḍṭirāb al-waswās al-qahriyy)mental disorder
Chinese Cantonese 強迫症 /强迫症
  • 強迫症 /强迫症 (koeng⁵ bik¹ zing³)mental disorder
Chinese Mandarin 強迫性神經失調 /强迫性神经失调, 強迫症 /强迫症
  • 強迫性神經失調 /强迫性神经失调 (qiángpòxìng shénjīng shītiáo)mental disorder
  • 強迫症 /强迫症 (qiángpòzhèng, qiǎngpòzhèng)mental disorder
  • 強迫性障礙 /强迫性障碍 (qiángpòxìng zhàng'ài)mental disorder
Danish OCD
  • OCDmental disorder
Dutch dwangstoornis
  • dwangstoornismental disorder
Finnish pakko-oireinen häiriö
  • pakko-oireinen häiriömental disorder
French trouble obsessionnel compulsif, TOC
  • trouble obsessionnel compulsifmental disorder
  • TOCmental disorder
German Zwangsstörung
  • Zwangsstörungmental disorder
Greek ιδεοψυχαναγκαστική διαταραχή
  • ιδεοψυχαναγκαστική διαταραχή (ideopsychanagkastikí diatarachí)mental disorder
Hebrew הפרעה טורדנית־כפייתית
  • הפרעה טורדנית־כפייתית (hafra'a tordanit-k'fiyatit)mental disorder
Hindi जुनूनी बाध्यकारी विकार
  • जुनूनी बाध्यकारी विकार (junūnī bādhyakārī vikār)mental disorder
Hungarian kényszerbetegség
  • kényszerbetegségmental disorder
Icelandic áráttu-þráhyggjuröskun
  • áráttu-þráhyggjuröskunmental disorder
Irish neamhord éigníoch dúghafach
  • neamhord éigníoch dúghafachmental disorder
Italian disturbo ossessivo-compulsivo
  • disturbo ossessivo-compulsivomental disorder
Japanese 強迫性障害
  • 強迫性障害 (kyouhakuseishougai)mental disorder
Korean 강박 장애
  • 강박 장애 (gangbak jang'ae)mental disorder
Lithuanian obsesinis kompulsinis sutrikimas
  • obsesinis kompulsinis sutrikimasmental disorder
Malay kecelaruan obsesif kompulsif
  • kecelaruan obsesif kompulsifmental disorder
Polish zaburzenia obsesyjno-kompulsywne, nerwica natręctw
  • zaburzenia obsesyjno-kompulsywnemental disorder
  • nerwica natręctwmental disorder
Portuguese transtorno obsessivo-compulsivo
  • transtorno obsessivo-compulsivomental disorder
Russian обсессивно-компульсивное расстройство
  • обсессивно-компульсивное расстройство (obsessivno-kompulʹsivnoje rasstrojstvo)mental disorder
Spanish trastorno obsesivo-compulsivo, TOC
  • trastorno obsesivo-compulsivomental disorder
  • TOCmental disorder
Swedish tvångssyndrom
  • tvångssyndrommental disorder
Thai โรคย้ำคิดย้ำทำ
  • โรคย้ำคิดย้ำทำmental disorder
Ukrainian обсеси́вно-компульси́вний ро́злад
  • обсеси́вно-компульси́вний ро́злад (obsesývno-kompulʹsývnyj rózlad)mental disorder
Vietnamese rối loạn ám ảnh cưỡng chế
  • rối loạn ám ảnh cưỡng chếmental disorder
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APA

obsessive-compulsive disorder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obsessive-compulsive%20disorder

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“obsessive-compulsive disorder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obsessive-compulsive%20disorder. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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