OCD

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English

Noun

OCD (uncountable)

  1. (medicine, psychology) Initialism of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
  2. (medicine) Initialism of osteochondritis dissecans.
  3. (publishing, history) Initialism of Oxford Classical Dictionary.

Derived terms

Translations

Adjective

OCD (comparative more OCD, superlative most OCD)

  1. (figurative, sometimes offensive) Exhibiting an obsessive tendency.
    • 2015, “Out of the Closet”, in One Big Happy, season 1, episode 2, spoken by Prudence (Kelly Brook):
      Three years and you still have your ex's things? Lizzy, I knew you were uptight and OCD, and often humorless.
    • 2020, Leigh Whannell, The Invisible Man, spoken by Adrian Griffin:
      So I wanted to get us some simple takeout but of course, I started obsessing over what you'd be in the mood for. Hence, we have the OCD buffet of sushi, steak, and pasta.

Usage notes

The figurative use of "OCD" to refer to someone who exhibits an obsessive tendency is both in widespread usage and considered offensive and condemned by some who considered the use as leading to misunderstanding of obsessive-compulsive disorder and harming those with the disorder.[1][2]

Proper noun

OCD

  1. (Philippines) Initialism of Office of Civil Defense.

See also

References

  1. ^ Fatima Tipu (2015 February 22) “No, Your Quirks Aren't 'OCD'”, in The Atlantic, retrieved 2021-12-30
  2. ^ “Why we challenge OCD misuse”, in OCD-UK, 2020 December 22, retrieved 2021-12-30

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