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ob·ses·sion

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–noun

1.	the domination of one's thoughts or feelings by a persistent idea, image, desire, etc.

2.	the idea, image, desire, feeling, etc., itself.

3.	the state of being obsessed.

4.	the act of obsessing.

[Origin: 1505–15; < L obsessiōn- (s. of obsessiō) blockade, siege, equiv. to obsess(us) (see obsess) + -iōn- -ion

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ob·ses·sion·al, adjective

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ob·ses·sion Audio Help (əb-sěsh'ən, ŏb-) Pronunciation Key
n.

Compulsive preoccupation with a fixed idea or an unwanted feeling or emotion, often accompanied by symptoms of anxiety.
A compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion.

ob·ses'sion·al adj., ob·ses'sion·al·ly adv.

obsessional
adjective
characterized by or constituting an obsession; "the obsessional character of his response"; "obsessive gambling"

Example: obsessional behaviour

Arabic:	إسْتِحْواذي
Chinese (Simplified):	着迷的，分神的
Chinese (Traditional):	著迷的，分神的
Czech:	trpící utkvělými myšlenkami
Danish:	sygelig
Dutch:	gheobsedeerd
Estonian:	pöörane
Finnish:	pinttynyt
French:	obsessionnel
German:	besessen
Greek:	που χαρακτηρίζεται από εμμονές, ψυχωτικός
Hungarian:	megszállott
Icelandic:	þráhyggju-
Indonesian:	penuh obsesi
Italian:	ossessivo

Japanese:	取りつかれた
Korean:	강박 관념의, 망상의
Latvian:	apsēstībai, *mānijai raksturīgs
Lithuanian:	apsėstas, liguistas, įkyrus
Norwegian:	som skyldes tvangsforestillinger
Polish:	obsesyjny
Portuguese (Brazil):	obsessivo
Portuguese (Portugal):	obsessivo
Romanian:	obsesiv
Russian:	навязчивый
Slovak:	trpiaci utkvelými predstavami
Slovenian:	nadležen
Spanish:	obsesivo
Swedish:	tvångsmässig, tvångs-
Turkish:	saplantılı, tutkulu