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obsession [əbˈsɛʃən] n
1. (Psychiatry) Psychiatry a persistent idea or impulse that continually forces its way into consciousness, often associated with anxiety and mental illness 2. a persistent preoccupation, idea, or feeling 3. the act of obsessing or the state of being obsessed obsessional adj obsessionally adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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) yet another man with an obsession about football Translations obsession [əbˈseʃən] N → obsesión f to become an obsession → convertirse en una obsesión to have an obsession about sth → estar obsesionado con algo his obsession with her → su obsesión con ella his obsession with punctuality → su obsesión or manía con la puntualidad football is an obsession with him → está obsesionado con el fútbol → el fútbol es una obsesión para él obsession [əbˈsɛʃən] n obsession n (= fixed idea) → fixe Idee, Manie f; (= fear etc) → Zwangsvorstellung f, → Obsession f (spec); she has an obsession with her cat → die Katze ist ihre ganze Leidenschaft; it’s an obsession with him → das ist eine fixe Idee von ihm; (hobby etc) → er ist davon besessen; watching TV is an obsession with him → Fernsehen ist bei ihm zur Sucht geworden (= state) → Besessenheit f → (with von), Monomanie f; this obsession with order/quality → dieser Ordnungs-/Qualitätswahn m; an unnatural obsession with detail → eine (ganz) unnatürliche Detailbesessenheit; because of his obsession with her → weil er ihr gänzlich verfallen ist obsession [əbˈsɛʃ/ən] n → ossessione f football is an obsession with him → è maniaco del calcio his obsession with her → la sua fissazione per lei his obsession about cleanliness → la sua mania della pulizia obsession [əbˈsɛʃ/ən] n → ossessione f football is an obsession with him → è maniaco del calcio his obsession with her → la sua fissazione per lei his obsession about cleanliness → la sua mania della pulizia How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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But the thought of him was like an obsession, ever pressing itself upon her. She was the sort of woman who was unable to realise that a man might not have her own obsession with sex; her relations with men had been purely on those lines; and she could not understand that they ever had other interests. It was an obsession so complete that there was no room in his soul for prudence or gratitude. |
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