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obsessional

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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.

ob·session·al adj.
ob·session·al·ly adv.
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Adj.1.obsessional - characterized by or constituting an obsession; "the obsessional character of his response"; "obsessive gambling"
psychoneurotic, neurotic - affected with emotional disorder
Translations
obsessional [əbˈseʃənəl] ADJ [behaviour, love, hatred, thought] → obsesivo
to be obsessional about sthestar obsesionado con algo
obsessional
adj (Psych) behaviour, personalityzwanghaft; love, hatred, jealousyobsessiv


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