obsession

ob·ses·sion  (b-sshn, b-)

n.

1. Compulsive preoccupation with a fixed idea or an unwanted feeling or emotion, often accompanied by symptoms of anxiety.

2. A compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion.

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ob·session·al adj.

ob·session·al·ly adv.

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obsession

Noun

1. something that preoccupies a person to the exclusion of other things: his principal obsession was with trying to economize

2. Psychiatry a persistent idea or impulse, often associated with anxiety and mental illness

obsessional adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	obsession - an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will; "her compulsion to wash her hands repeatedly" compulsion irrational motive - a motivation that is inconsistent with reason or logic onomatomania - obsession with a particular word which the person uses repeatedly or which intrudes into consciousness
	2.	obsession - an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone fixation preoccupation - an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention

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obsession

noun preoccupation, thing (informal) complex, enthusiasm, addiction, hang-up (informal) mania, phobia, fetish, fixation, infatuation, ruling passion, pet subject, hobbyhorse, idée fixe (French) bee in your bonnet (informal)

Translations

obsession [əbˈsɛʃən] n → obsesión f

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obsession [əbˈsɛʃən] obsess n → obsession f

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obsession [əbˈsɛʃən] obsess n → Besessenheit f

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obsession [əbˈsɛʃən] n → ossessione f