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obsession
noun
    1. A persistent or dominating thought, idea, feeling, etc.
      Thesaurus: complex, fixation, infatuation, mania, preoccupation, passion, fetish, fascination, compulsion, hang-up (slang).
    2. psychol.
      A form of neurosis in which a recurring thought, feeling or impulse, generally of an unpleasant nature and with no rational basis, preoccupies a person against their will and is a source of constant anxiety.
    3. The act of obsessing or state of being obsessed.
Derivative: obsessional
adj
    Derivative: obsessionally
    adverb
      Derivative: obsessionist
      noun
        Etymology: Early 20c in sense 2; 16c.



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