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Definition of Obsessive-compulsive personality
1. Noun. Personality characterized by a strong need to repeat certain acts or rituals.
Generic synonyms: Personality
Medical Definition of Obsessive-compulsive personality
1. The personality of an individual whose overriding personal needs are manifested by a rigid, pervasive pattern of perfectionism and inflexibility, as he or she continually strives for clearly unattainable goals, to the point that such behaviour frequently interferes with the actual completion of tasks and projects. Synonym: obsessive personality. (05 Mar 2000)