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obsessive-compulsiveness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.19 in modern English

Syllables
ob-ses-sive--com-pul-sive-ness
IPA
37
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
8
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state of being obsessive-compulsive.

Uncountable

Etymology

From obsessive-compulsive + -ness.

Usage

Questions

What does obsessive-compulsiveness mean?
The state of being obsessive-compulsive.
Where does obsessive-compulsiveness come from?
From obsessive-compulsive + -ness.

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