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noun. 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. obsession. A preoccupation with a feeling or idea.
Jan 25, 2024 · What Is an Obsession? Obsessions are repeated thoughts, urges, or mental images that are intrusive and unwanted. For people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), obsessions make them very anxious. To relieve that anxiety, they are driven to perform compulsions.
an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone. synonyms: fixation, idee fixe. see more. see less. type of: preoccupation. an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention. noun. an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will.
obsession. noun. /əbˈseʃn/. /əbˈseʃn/. [uncountable, countable] the state in which a person’s mind is completely filled with thoughts of one particular thing or person in a way that is not reasonable or normal. Her fear of flying is bordering on obsession.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ob‧ses‧sion /əbˈseʃən/ noun [ countable, uncountable] an extreme unhealthy interest in something or worry about something, which stops you from thinking about anything else Gambling became an obsession, and he eventually lost everything. obsession with an unhealthy obsession with being thin The...
noun [ C, U ] uk / əbˈseʃ ə n / us. Add to word list. B2. someone or something that you think about all the time: an unhealthy obsession with death. a lifelong / national obsession. (Definition of obsession from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of obsession. in Chinese (Traditional)
a : someone or something that a person thinks about constantly or frequently. Cleanliness is her obsession. = Cleanliness is an obsession with her. Money has become an obsession for him. b : an activity that someone is very interested in or spends a lot of time doing.
