"compulsive streak" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: compulsive streaks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} compulsive streak (plural compulsive streaks)
  1. An extended time frame in which a person feels the need to do lots of compulsive tasks, with each task often being neither fun nor rewarding, just to get rid of obsessive thoughts
    Sense id: en-compulsive_streak-en-noun-M9ppFuYw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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