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ob⋅ses⋅sion

  [uhb-sesh-uhn]
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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

Related forms:
ob⋅ses⋅sion⋅al, adjective
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ob·ses·sion   (əb-sěsh'ən, ŏb-)   
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.
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Obsession

Ob*ses"sion\, n. [L. obsessio: cf.F. obsession.]

1. The act of besieging. --Johnson.

2. The state of being besieged; -- used specifically of a person beset by a spirit from without. --Tylor.

Whether by obsession or possession, I will not determine. --Burton.
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Language Translation for : obsession
Spanish: obsesión,
German: die Besessenheit,
Japanese: 執念
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obsession

A preoccupation with a feeling or idea. In psychology, an obsession is similar to a compulsion.

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Main Entry: ob·ses·sion
Pronunciation: äb-'sesh-&n, &b-
Function: noun
: a persistent disturbing preoccupation with an oftenunreasonable idea or feeling; also : something that causes such preoccupation —compare COMPULSION, PHOBIA —ob·ses·sion·al /-'sesh-n&l, -&n-&l/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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obsession ob·ses·sion (əb-sěsh'ən, ŏb-)
n.

  1. Compulsive preoccupation with an 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.

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