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ob⋅ses⋅sive
[uh
b-ses-iv] 
–adjective
| 1. | being, pertaining to, or resembling an obsession: an obsessive fear of illness. |
| 2. | causing an obsession. |
| 3. | excessive, esp. extremely so. |
–noun
| 4. | someone who has an obsession or obsessions; a person who thinks or behaves in an obsessive manner. |
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| ob·ses·sive (əb-sěs'ĭv, ŏb-) adj.
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Main Entry: 1ob·ses·sive
Pronunciation: äb-'ses-iv, &b-
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, causing, or characterized byobsession : deriving from obsession <obsessive behavior> —ob·ses·sive·ly adverb —ob·ses·sive·ness noun
Main Entry: 2obsessive
Function: noun
: an obsessive individual
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Language Translation for : obsessive
Spanish:
obsesivo,
German:
besessen,
Japanese:
取りつかれた
obsessive ob·ses·sive (əb-sěs'ĭv, ŏb-)
adj.
Of, characteristic of, or causing an obsession.
ob·ses'sive n.
ob·ses'sive·ness n.
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