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compulsiveness vs obsessiveness

obsessiveness vs compulsiveness

compulsiveness and obsessiveness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
compulsiveness Yes No No No
obsessiveness Yes No No No
As nouns, obsessiveness is a hyponym of compulsiveness; that is, obsessiveness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than compulsiveness:
  • compulsiveness: the trait of acting compulsively
  • obsessiveness: extreme compulsiveness
Other hyponyms of compulsiveness include obsessivity, workaholism.
compulsiveness (noun) obsessiveness (noun)
the trait of acting compulsively extreme compulsiveness
Difference between compulsiveness and obsessiveness

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