compulsivity.

A tendency to feel driven to repeat acts despite limited benefit or a wish to stop.

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Words that belong together

• behavioral compulsivity
• degree of compulsivity

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The study distinguished impulsivity from compulsivity.

Usage notes

Primary category: psychology / human behavior. Forms: Usually uncountable; no ordinary plural in this sense. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: uncommon.