Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

compulsivity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

Syllables
com-pul-siv-i-ty
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

compulsion

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From compulsive + -ity.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

compulsivities (plural)

Phrases

obsessive-compulsivity

Frequently Paired Words

obsessive-compulsivity

Synonyms

compulsiveness

Questions

What does compulsivity mean?
compulsion
Where does compulsivity come from?
From compulsive + -ity.

How to pronounce compulsivity

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