ob·ses·sion ( b-s sh n,  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. ob·ses sion·al adj.ob·ses sion·al·ly adv. |
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
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| Noun | 1. | obsession - an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will; "her compulsion to wash her hands repeatedly" 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 preoccupation - an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention |
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)
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