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 [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

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) 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

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obsession [əbˈsɛʃ^ən] n

(pathological) → obsession f
It's getting to be an obsession with you → Ça devient une obsession chez toi.
to have an obsession with sb/sth → avoir une obsession pour qn/qch

(= passion) → obsession f
Football's an obsession of mine → Le football est une de mes obsessions.

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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

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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

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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

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obsession → حِيَازة utkvělá myšlenka besættelse Besessenheit έμμονη ιδέα obsesión pakkomielle obsession opsesija ossessione 執着 집념 obsessie besettelse obsesja obsessão навязчивая идея besatthet การครอบงำจิตใจ takıntı sự ám ảnh 着迷