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Recent Examples of obsessive-compulsive
There’s an obsessive-compulsive quality to her behavior.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
It was previously considered a subtype of obsessive-compulsive disorder, but in 2013 it was given its own diagnostic criteria in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the DSM-5.
—Sarah Boden, NPR, 30 Dec. 2024
Anxiety Anxiety disorders, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), can co-occur with polyphagia due to the emotional and psychological impact on eating behaviors.
—Sarah Jividen, Health, 5 Dec. 2024
Seeing Shred: Differences in muscle dysmorphia, orthorexia nervosa, depression, and obsessive-compulsive tendencies among groups of weightlifting athletes
National Library of Medicine.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
It was previously considered a subtype of obsessive-compulsive disorder, but in 2013 it was given its own diagnostic criteria in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the DSM-5.
—Sarah Boden, NPR, 30 Dec. 2024
Anxiety Anxiety disorders, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), can co-occur with polyphagia due to the emotional and psychological impact on eating behaviors.
—Sarah Jividen, Health, 5 Dec. 2024
Seeing Shred: Differences in muscle dysmorphia, orthorexia nervosa, depression, and obsessive-compulsive tendencies among groups of weightlifting athletes
National Library of Medicine.
—Sean Mowbray, Discover Magazine, 3 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for obsessive-compulsive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for obsessive-compulsive
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Drawn with a spidery expressionistic line and featuring a cast of characters including the neurotic Bernard, brutish Huey and the graceful Dancer, the strip satirized social and political issues and gave voice to liberal humanist views during the culturally conservative 1950s.—
Rob Salkowitz,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Some parents are neurotic about validating their kids’ emotions or guarding their individuality; others fixate on maximizing their career potential.—
Stephanie H. Murray,
The Atlantic,
2 Jan. 2025
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His brother, children, and ex-wife, Susan, describe a bitter, paranoid conspiracy theorist haunted by the past, lost in the face of shifting musical tastes, hopelessly addicted to alcohol, and manipulated by Amy to turn on his family.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
19 Jan. 2025
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Burns, the administration’s de facto Putin whisperer, had heard it all before and understood that the Russian leader’s paranoid obsession with Ukraine was real and unshakable.—
Shane Harris,
The Atlantic,
17 Jan. 2025
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The idea of a schizoid Lady M is not entirely without appeal, but despite strong performances across the board, the work runs aground fast.—
Rhoda Feng,
Washington Post,
14 Apr. 2024
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The entire movie, of course, was a goof, a schizoid cardboard Vaudeville horror burlesque shot in two days and a night by Roger Corman.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
12 Apr. 2024
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He was physically and mentally brutalized by a sociopathic father.—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Jan. 2025
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But then the more sociopathic side of the spectrum might be Kelly-Anne.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
4 Oct. 2024
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In the past, Jamil has openly discussed her own journey recovering from anorexia and disordered eating.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
27 Dec. 2024
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Thus did the conservative loose cannonballs come eventually to dominate the GOP—and define our disordered political era.—
Daniel Schlozman & Sam Rosenfeld / Made by History,
TIME,
10 June 2024
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Men huddled together in makeshift rafts, trying to stay calm and conserve energy, while others, weak from injuries or delirious from dehydration, drifted away and became easy targets.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
5 Jan. 2025
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The parade through downtown Los Angeles that drew hundreds of thousands of delirious fans.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Dec. 2024
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Again, the answer lies in the collective mindset of reality TV, whose fans are highly tolerant of aberrant behavior and quick to forgive missteps.—
Meredith Blake,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2025
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But the more people speak up against such aberrant behavior, the more likely those who are inclined toward violence will be persuaded that engaging their fellow citizens nonviolently is the more patriotic course of action.—
Reuben E. Brigety II,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Oct. 2020
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Dreux and Alyssa have what looks like a familiar dynamic: Dreux the uptight one in search of control, Alyssa the loosey-goosey one urging her friend to worry less.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
15 Jan. 2025
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Coin Heist, adapted from Elisa Ludwig’s YA novel, follows in the footsteps of The Breakfast Club by uniting high schoolers who otherwise wouldn’t give each other the time of day: a hacker, the headmaster’s slacker son, a football phenom on a scholarship, and an uptight brainiac.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
8 Jan. 2025
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