OCD
noun[U]
uk/ˌəʊ.siːˈdiː/us/ˌoʊ.siːˈdiː/abbreviationforobsessive-compulsive disorder:
强迫症(obsessive-compulsive disorder的缩写)OCD is ananxietydisorderinvolvingobsessionsorcompulsiveritualsor both.强迫症是一种焦虑症,包含强迫观念或强迫性重复行为,或两者兼而有之。
- OCD has beenstudiedsince the 1940s.
- Somestudiessay that over three millionAmericanssufferfrom OCD.
- Thedoctorofferedme antidepressants for OCD.
- Somepeoplewith OCDobsessaboutobjectsbeinglinedup toavoiddiscomfortorharm.
Mental illnesses
- ad
- adjustment disorder
- age-associated memory impairment
- anhedonia
- anorexia nervosa
- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- bulimia
- hoarder
- hoarding
- Hyde
- hypochondriac
- hypochondriasis
- hysterical
- Jekyll and Hyde
- nervous breakdown
- senility
- somatization
- somatize
- Stockholm syndrome
- sundowning
OCD
adjective
offensiveus/ˌoʊ.siːˈdiː/uk/ˌəʊ.siːˈdiː/anoffensiveword that is used todescribesomeone whoworriesa lot aboutsmalldetailsand has astrongdislikeof anything that is notperfect, or todescribethebehaviourof someone like this
(贬义)(人)有强迫症的;(行为)强迫症似的Note:
- It is considered offensive to use this word when talking about ordinary worries or actions that a person chooses to do, because it suggests that people with obsessive-compulsive disorder have chosen their condition and that it is not serious.