obsessive

ob·ses·sive  (b-ssv, b-)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, characteristic of, or causing an obsession: obsessive gambling.

2. Excessive in degree or nature: an obsessive need to win.

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ob·sessive n.

ob·sessive·ly adv.

ob·sessive·ness n.

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obsessive [əbˈsɛsɪv]

adj

1. (Psychiatry) Psychiatry motivated by a persistent overriding idea or impulse, often associated with anxiety and mental illness

2. continually preoccupied with a particular activity, person, or thing

n

1. (Psychiatry) Psychiatry a person subject to obsession

2. a person who is continually preoccupied with a particular activity, person, or thing

obsessively  adv

obsessiveness  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	obsessive - a person who has obsessions mental case, neurotic, psychoneurotic - a person suffering from neurosis
Adj.	1.	obsessive - characterized by or constituting an obsession; "the obsessional character of his response"; "obsessive gambling" obsessional psychoneurotic, neurotic - affected with emotional disorder

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obsessive

adjective compulsive, fixed, gripping, consuming, haunting, tormenting, irresistible, neurotic, besetting, uncontrollable, obsessional Eating behaviour is the subject of obsessive, almost phobic interest.

Translations

obsessive [əbˈsesɪv]

A. ADJ [behaviour, jealousy, interest, need] → obsesivo; [love, gambler] → obsesivo, enfermizo; [fear] → enfermizo
his obsessive tidiness was driving her crazy → su obsesión or manía con or por la limpieza la estaba sacando de quicio
he was an obsessive reader → la lectura era una obsesión para él
to be obsessive about sth → estar obsesionado con algo
to become obsessive [person] → obsesionarse; [thing] → volverse una obsesión
to become obsessive about sth → obsesionarse con algo
dieting can become obsessive → hacer dieta puede volverse una obsesión

B. N (Psych) → obsesivo/a m/f

C. CPD obsessive compulsive disorder N (Psych) → trastorno m obsesivo-compulsivo
obsessive neurosis N (Psych) → neurosis f inv obsesiva

obsessive [əbˈsɛsɪv] adj (= pathological) [interest, jealousy, behaviour] → obsessionnel(le)
to be obsessive about sth → être obsessionnel par rapport à qch
obsessive-compulsive disorder n → troubles mpl obsessionnels compulsifs

obsessive

adj → zwanghaft, obsessiv (spec); to be obsessive about something → von etw besessen sein; to be obsessive about tidiness → eine übertriebene Ordnungsliebe haben; to be obsessive about cleanliness → einen Sauberkeitsfimmel haben (inf); she’s obsessive about organic food → Biokost ist bei ihr zur Manie geworden; to have an obsessive need to do something → den Zwang verspüren, etw tun zu müssen; to become obsessive → zum Zwang or zur Manie werden; an obsessive thought/memory → ein Gedanke, der/eine Erinnerung, die einen nicht loslässt; an obsessive desire for wealth → eine Sucht nach Reichtum; he is an obsessive reader → er liest wie besessen, er hat die Lesewut (inf)

n → Zwangsneurotiker(in) m(f)

obsessive [əbˈsɛsɪv] adj → ossessivo/a