compulsive drinking. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
TO THE ZEEs: Sorry to see you made what I label a compulsive decision. From Wordnik.com. [Kiplinger Personal Finance] Reference
However, they do tend toward certain compulsive behaviors. From Wordnik.com. [Push Movie Trailer | /Film] Reference
Cell phone dependency is now called compulsive communicating. From Wordnik.com. [CELL PHONE ANTIPHONY « Technology Literacy Articles « Articles « Literacy News] Reference
It called compulsive shopping … like gambling it is an addiction. From Wordnik.com. [WordPress.com News] Reference
Palin is vindictive and sports a pretty big personality disorder called compulsive lying. From Wordnik.com. [WordPress.com News] Reference
And if you do want all this stuff, does that make you a shopaholic, aka a compulsive shopper?. From Wordnik.com. [Arkansas Democrat-Gazette stories] Reference
We haven ` t even gotten to court and she ` s called a compulsive liar and that she has a bipolar disorder?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 10, 2008] Reference
They can suffer from something called compulsive shopping syndrome, for which there are therapies and self-help groups. From Wordnik.com. [A Nation of Victims: The Decay of the American Character] Reference
The inability to discard worthless items even though they appear to have no value is known as compulsive hoarding syndrome. From Wordnik.com. [CIO News] Reference
Exercise bulimia, also known as compulsive exercise or exercise addiction, involves burning off calories through excessive exercise. From Wordnik.com. [Search for "depression"] Reference
Exercise bulimia - also known as compulsive exercise or exercise addiction - involves burning off calories through excessive exercise. From Wordnik.com. [Spokesman.com: Latest stories] Reference
And I do mean 'compulsive', in that it's worry induced. From Wordnik.com. [I ramble because it's Tuesday] Reference
BEHAR: But that ` s why I ` m saying, it ` s kind of compulsive behavior. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 21, 2009] Reference
I don't see why you seem them as "compulsive" implying they criticize all the stories on SH or "jerks with knees.". From Wordnik.com. ["Bone Women" by Eliot Fintushel] Reference
DRAPER: He has this kind of compulsive optimism to him, and he realizes that it's created conditions for a credibility gap. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 13, 2007] Reference
According to the Harvard Crimson, the judge in the case mandated the decade of probation because of Wheeler's "compulsive" nature. From Wordnik.com. [Harvard Hoaxer Pleads Guilty, Ordered To Pay Back $45,806] Reference
The kind of compulsive reading in which you lose yourself, which brings no medals or talk-show appearances, is one example of that. From Wordnik.com. [The limbic system stands up for its rights] Reference
He was the kind of compulsive workman that couldn't stand to see anything that wasn't perfect, even if the boat belonged to someone else. From Wordnik.com. [Too Many Spies Spoil The Case]
I loved Tom Waite's performance and especially the insight that he and Gilliam brought to the role by making the devil a "compulsive" gambler. From Wordnik.com. [THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS Review – Collider.com] Reference
Aren't the terms 'compulsive' and 'volunteer' contradictions?. From Wordnik.com. [WHAT REALLY HAPPENED] Reference
Stephens would argue that using the word 'compulsive' brings its own problems. From Wordnik.com. [Latest entries from edstrong.blog-city.com] Reference
Athletic Medicine, is "compulsive": we let our egos get in the way, persisting beyond all reason. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
(My friends see this a symptom of some kind of compulsive disorder, and I am sure they are right.). From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph] Reference
The over-eating animals showed many of the hallmarks of excessive drug use, such as compulsive behaviour, Kenny said. From Wordnik.com. [CBC | Top Stories News] Reference
Treatment is available for this kind of compulsive disorder once she has been diagnosed by a mental health professional. From Wordnik.com. [KansasCity.com: Front Page] Reference
They're called compulsive behaviors. From Wordnik.com. [Dr. Ali Binazir: Unplug or Die: Kill Gizmo Addiction Before It Kills You] Reference
It's a bit like one of those marriages between a compulsive saver and a chronic spender. From Wordnik.com. [‘Chimerica’ is Headed for Divorce] Reference
Such compulsive use can be harmful -- but it is probably less so than many other distractions. From Wordnik.com. [Can We Become Caught In The Web?] Reference
The category includes an array of conditions, from obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) to social anxiety. From Wordnik.com. [Troubled Souls] Reference
As a result, Joseph and Barbara and about 5 million other Americans suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder. From Wordnik.com. [For The Obsessed, The Mind Can Fix The Brain] Reference
On the list: obsessive-compulsive disorder, a single episode of severe depression, insomnia, and Asperger's disorder. From Wordnik.com. [The Lisa Nowak I Knew] Reference
More ambitious types use computer software to index their albums, but entering all that data soon discourages all but the compulsive. From Wordnik.com. [Marrying Music To The Pc] Reference
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