Hyphenation of compulsive

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word compulsive? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

com-pul-sive

Definitions of compulsive:

1.	A person with a compulsive disposition Someone who feels compelled to do certain things
2.	Caused by or suggestive of psychological compulsion Compulsive drinking
3.	Strongly motivated to succeed

Synonyms of compulsive:

adj	neurotic, psychoneurotic
adj	determined, driven, ambitious
noun	person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul

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