compulsivity
- a word derived from compulsive.
Example Sentences
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The involvement of platforms like Robinhood also called to mind broader concerns about how many phone apps are designed in a way that reinforces people’s compulsivity.
From Washington Times • Jan. 31, 2021
I think that there is a way in which a lot of my old obsessions and Compulsivity is just kind of sublimated into obsessions and compulsivity is around writing, you know.
From The New Yorker • Oct. 17, 2018
It is very important to note that compulsivity is not an umbrella term that includes addiction.
From Slate • Jul. 30, 2018
One radical and particularly controversial proposal was to scrap half of the existing ten conditions relating to personality disorder and introduce a series of cross-cutting dimensions to measure patients against, such as degree of compulsivity.
From Nature • Apr. 24, 2013
"Now, it's moving from those traits to addiction and compulsivity, which is when your behaviors are patterns," Littlefield said.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 27, 2011
