compulsive hoarding

kəmˈpʌlsɪv ˈhɔrdɪŋ

Definition of compulsive hoarding - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

psychology

TECH.

mental disorder with strong urge to keep useless things

TECH.

Compulsive hoarding made her house full of old newspapers.
Compulsive hoarding prevented him from throwing anything away.
The show explored cases of compulsive hoarding.

hoarding disorder

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Expressions with compulsive

it is compulsive reading

exp.

said when a book is so gripping you cannot stop

This thriller hooks you from page one; it is compulsive reading.

compulsive liar

person who lies habitually without control

She realized he was a compulsive liar after catching him in many lies.

compulsive reading

book or text so interesting you cannot stop reading

Her new novel is compulsive reading from start to finish.

compulsive streak

uncontrollable urge to do something repeatedly

She has a compulsive streak for cleaning the house.

compulsive viewing

content that is irresistibly engaging to watch

The new thriller series is compulsive viewing.

obsessive-compulsive

adj.

excessively focused on specific routines or tasks

His obsessive-compulsive attention to detail is impressive.

Expressions with hoarding

digital hoarding

habit of saving digital content without organization

Digital hoarding made it hard for him to find important documents.

hoarding disorder

mental condition causing excessive accumulation of items

Hoarding disorder makes it hard to throw things away.

labor hoarding

retaining employees during low demand periods

The company practiced labor hoarding during the recession.

labour hoarding

practice of keeping more workers than needed during slow times

Labour hoarding can help companies recover faster after a recession.

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French:accumulation compulsive, ...
German:zwanghaftes Horten, ...
Italian:accumulo compulsivo, ...
Spanish:acumulación compulsiva, ...
Portuguese:acumulação compulsiva, ...
Chinese:强迫性囤积, ...
Japanese:ためこみ症, ...
Arabic:الاِكْتِنَاز القَهْرِي, ...
Hebrew:אַגִּירָה כְּפִיָּיתִית, ...
Russian:компульсивное накопительство, ...
Ukrainian:патологічне накопичення, ...
Hindi:संग्रहण विकार, ...
Bengali:আবেগপ্রবণ সঞ্চয়, ...
Catalan:acumulació compulsiva, ...
Czech:compulsive hoarding, ...
Danish:samlermani, ...
Dutch:verzamelwoede, ...
Greek:καταναγκαστική συσσώρευση, ...
Hungarian:kényszeres gyűjtögetés, ...
Khmer:វិបត្តិផ្លូវចិត្តដែលមានបំណងខ្លាំងក្នុងការទុកសន្សំរបស់ដែលគ្មានប្រយោជន៍, ...
Korean:강박적 저장증, ...
Persian:انباشت وسواسی, ...
Polish:patologiczne zbieractwo, ...
Portuguese (BR):acúmulo compulsivo, ...
Romanian:tulburare de acumulare compulsivă, ...
Swedish:samlarsyndrom, ...
Thai:โรคสะสมของ, ...
Turkish:takıntılı biriktirme hastalığı, ...
Vietnamese:chứng tích trữ cưỡng chế, ...

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