HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
Home › Dictionary › English › obsessive-compulsive disorder
← Back to search

Meaning of obsessive-compulsive disorder | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية اِضْطِرَاب الْوَسْوَاس الْقَهْرِيّ
Deutsch Zwangsstörung
Ελληνικά ιδεοψυχαναγκαστική διαταραχή
Español TOC trastorno obsesivo-compulsivo
Suomi pakko-oireinen häiriö
Français toc trouble obsessionnel compulsif
Gaeilge neamhord éigníoch dúghafach
Italiano disturbo ossessivo-compulsivo
日本語 強迫性障害 強迫神経症
한국어 강박 장애
Bahasa Melayu kecelaruan obsesif kompulsif
Nederlands dwangstoornis
Polski nerwica natręctw
Português transtorno obsessivo-compulsivo
Русский обсессивно-компульсивное расстройство
Svenska tvångssyndrom
Українська обсесивно-компульсивний розлад

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See all B2 English words →

See also

obsessive-compulsive personality disorder obsessive-compulsiveness obsessive-compulsivity Obsessively Obsessiveness obsessor

Learn this word in context

See obsessive-compulsive disorder used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free