OCD

American  

1. Office of Civil Defense.

2. obsessive-compulsive disorder.

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OCD British  

abbreviation

1. okta

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Example Sentences

Does your OCD factor into the learning process?

From The Wall Street Journal

If a sentence ends with a “th” or a “d,” that’s a bad thing in my OCD world.

From The Wall Street Journal

When it is coded simply as generalized anxiety or OCD, patients often receive reassurance or validation that briefly soothes them but ultimately reinforces the fixation.

From The Wall Street Journal

He recognized those symptoms later while watching an expert on TV discuss OCD, and says he forced himself not to do it.

From Los Angeles Times

The number of 16-24 year olds in England reporting symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder, or OCD, has more than tripled in a decade, BBC analysis of NHS data has found.

From BBC