obsessive-compulsive personality

/kəmˌpʌlsɪv ˈpʌrsnˌælədi/
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Definitions of obsessive-compulsive personality
  1. noun
    personality characterized by a strong need to repeat certain acts or rituals
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    type of:
    personality
    the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual
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