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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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—Related forms

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.

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obsession
noun
1.	an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will; "her compulsion to wash her hands repeatedly" [syn: compulsion]
2.	an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone

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obˈsession [-ʃən] noun

Example: an obsession about motorbikes

Arabic:	هاجِس، إسْتِحْواذ
Chinese (Simplified):	着迷，念念不忘，分神
Chinese (Traditional):	著迷，念念不忘，分神
Czech:	posedlost
Danish:	besættelse
Dutch:	obsessie
Estonian:	sundmõte
Finnish:	pakkomielle
French:	obsession
German:	die Besessenheit
Greek:	έμμονη ιδέα, ψύχωση
Hungarian:	megszállottság
Icelandic:	þráhyggja
Indonesian:	obsesi
Italian:	ossessione

Japanese:	執念
Korean:	(악마·망상 등이) 달라붙음, 강박 관념
Latvian:	apsēstība, mānija
Lithuanian:	nenumaldomas potraukis, įkyri mintis
Norwegian:	besettelse
Polish:	obsesja
Portuguese (Brazil):	obsessão
Portuguese (Portugal):	obsessão
Romanian:	obsesie
Russian:	одержимость; навязчивая идея
Slovak:	posadnutosť
Slovenian:	obsedenost
Spanish:	obsesión
Swedish:	tvångsföreställning, fix idé, besatthet
Turkish:	saplantı, tutku

See also: obsessional, obsessive, obsess

American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
obsession

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

[Chapter:] Anthropology, Psychology, and Sociology

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ob·ses·sion (b-sshn, b-)
n.

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

ob·session·al adj.

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Main Entry: ob·ses·sion
Pronunciation: äb-'sesh-&n, &b-
Function: noun
: a persistent disturbing preoccupation with an often unreasonable idea or feeling; also : something that causes such preoccupation —compare COMPULSION, PHOBIA —ob·ses·sion·al /-'sesh-n&l, -&n-^&l/ adjective