obsession
Origin of obsession
1Other words from obsession
- ob·ses·sion·al, adjective
- non·ob·ses·sion, noun
- non·ob·ses·sion·al, adjective
- self-ob·ses·sion, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for obsession
/ (əbˈsɛʃən) /
psychiatry a persistent idea or impulse that continually forces its way into consciousness, often associated with anxiety and mental illness
a persistent preoccupation, idea, or feeling
the act of obsessing or the state of being obsessed
Derived forms of obsession
- obsessional, adjective
- obsessionally, adverb
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Cultural definitions for obsession
A preoccupation with a feeling or idea. In psychology, an obsession is similar to a compulsion.
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