obsession
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obsession
- /əbˈsɛʃən/ UK, US
Rhymes with -ɛʃən
Where it comes from
From Latin obsessio (“a besieging”), from obsidere (“to besiege”); see obsess. Equivalent to obsess + -ion.
noun obsessions
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The quality of being obsessed; an unshakeable feeling that one topic or activity must be pursued above other interests.
My obsession with rugby resulted in me spending years following the sport.
Similar: obsessedness
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An idea that engenders a compulsive or irrational preoccupation, or the preoccupation thereby engendered.
The downfall of the chairman is an obsession that consumes Laura's time.
Similar: idée fixe
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An activity or entity that inspires a compulsive and potentially unhealthy fixation, or the fixation thereby inspired.
Editing Wikipedia started as a hobby, but it's turned into a complete obsession of mine.
Similar: kick
- Influence or control by evil spirits without possession. if an evil spirit counterfeits the presence of God, and comes upon the man as an influence only, it may be described as obsession; but when a footing is gained in him, it is "possession," because the obsessing spirits have gained access, and possess the ground they hold, up to the extent of the grou
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: compulsion, fixation, obsessive, delusion, concern, passion, fantasy, stubbornness, obstinacy, insistence, tenacity, fetish, persistence, mania, perseverance, habit
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noun state of being obsessed
| Русский | одержи́мость oderžímostʹ |
|---|---|
| العربية | هَوَس hawas |
noun compulsive or irrational preoccupation — see also idée fixe
| Español | obsesión |
|---|---|
| Português | obsessão |
| Français | idée fixe |
| Deutsch | fixe Idee |
| Italiano | ossessione |
| Ελληνικά | ιδεοληψία ideolipsía, εμμονή emmoní |
| Română | idee fixă, obsesie |
| Русский | навя́зчивая иде́я navjázčivaja idéja, иде́я-фикс idéja-fiks |
| العربية | هَوَس hawas |
| עברית | אובססיה obsésya |
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title = {obsession},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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