Compulsivity

/ˌkɒmpʌlˈsɪvɪti/ noun

Definition

The quality or state of being driven to do something repeatedly, especially when you don't want to or can't stop.

Etymology

From 'compulsive' + suffix '-ity' (quality of). This noun form emerged in psychological literature in the 20th century to describe the measurable intensity of compulsive behavior patterns.

Kelly Says

Neuroscientists have discovered that people with high compulsivity show unusual patterns of brain activity in circuits related to habit formation—their brains literally get 'stuck' in loops, almost like a corrupted computer program replaying the same code.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ማ obbligatorio (ma obligatori)
ma ob-li-ga-to-ree
ARالعربية
التزام قهري (al-izām qahri)
al-iz-aam qah-ree
BNবাংলা
অনুপযুক্ততা (anupyojkota)
an-u-po-yo-k-ta
CACatalà
compulsivitat
kom-pul-si-vi-tat
CSČeština
kompulzivita
kom-pul-zi-vi-ta
DADansk
kompulsivitet
kom-pul-si-vi-tet
DEDeutsch
Kompulsivität
kom-pul-si-vi-taet
ELΕλληνικά
συμπληρωματικότητα (simpleromatoteta)
sim-ple-ro-ma-ti-ko-te-ta
ESEspañol
compulsividad
kom-pul-si-vi-dad
FAفارسی
اجبار (ejbar)
e-j-bar
FISuomi
pakko-oireydellisuus
pakko-oi-rey-de-li-suu-s
FRFrançais
compulsivité
kɔ̃.pju.lɛ.si.vɪ
GUGU
બળવંત (balvant)
ba-l-van-t
HAHA
ci gaba
chi-ga-ba
HEעברית
כפייתיות (kifiyot)
ki-fi-yot
HIहिन्दी
कंपल्सिविटी (kampulsiviti)
kam-pul-si-vi-tee
HUMagyar
kényszeresség
ken-yer-seg-es
IDBahasa Indonesia
kompulsif
kom-pul-sif
IGIG
nke-akwụ-akwụ
nke-ak-wu-ak-wu
ITItaliano
compulsività
kom-pul-si-vi-ta
JA日本語
強迫性 (きょうはくせい)
kyou-haku-sei
KKKK
жарық (jaryq)
ja-ry-q
KMKM
ចំណាប់ (cham-na-ap)
cham-na-ap
KO한국어
강박성 (강박성)
gang-bak-seong
MRMR
आवश्यकता (avashyakta)
a-va-sha-y-kta
MSBahasa Melayu
ke compulsion
ke-kom-pul-si-on
MYမြန်မာ
ကြိုးစားမှု (kyi-so-ma-hmu)
kye-so-ma-hmu
NLNederlands
compulsiviteit
kom-pul-si-vi-teyt
NONorsk
kompulsivitet
kom-pul-si-vi-tet
PAPA
強迫 (qōngpò)
qong-po
PLPolski
kompulsywność
kom-pul-siv-no-vnas
PTPortuguês
compulsividade
kom-pul-si-vi-da-de
RORomână
compulsivitate
kom-pul-si-vi-ta-te
RUРусский
компульсивность
kom-pul-siv-no-st'
SVSvenska
kompulsivitet
kom-pul-si-vi-tet
SWKiswahili
kuzidisha
koo-zi-di-sha
TAதமிழ்
இயக்கம் (iyakam)
i-ya-kam
TEతెలుగు
బలవంతం (balavantam)
ba-la-van-tam
THไทย
ความบังคับ (khwam bang kap)
kwan-bang-kap
TLTL
pagmamalabis
pa-gma-la-bis
TRTürkçe
kompulsiflik
kom-pul-sif-lik
UKУкраїнська
компульсивність
kom-pul-siv-nist'
URاردو
مجبوری (majburi)
maj-boo-ree
VITiếng Việt
c compulsion
kom-pul-si-on
YOYO
àgbàgbà
a-gb-a-gb-a
ZH中文
强迫性 (qiángpòxìng)
chian-po-sing
ZUZU
ukuthula
koo-thoo-la

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