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- DictionaryOb·ses·sion/əbˈseSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. the state of being obsessed with someone or something: "she cared for him with a devotion bordering on obsession"
1. : a persistent disturbing preoccupation with an often unreasonable idea or feeling. broadly : compelling motivation. an obsession with profits. has an obsession with gambling. 2. : something that causes an obsession. Losing weight can be an obsession that results in the avoidance of certain foods. obsessional. äb-ˈse-sh (ə-)nəl. əb- adjective.
something or someone that you think about all the time: an unhealthy obsession with death. her chocolate obsession. He's always wanted to find his birth mother but recently it's become an obsession. Fewer examples. He has an obsession with cleanliness. His campaign for fathers ' rights has become an obsession.
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.
Definitions of obsession. noun. an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone. synonyms: fixation, idee fixe. see more. noun. an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will. synonyms: compulsion. see more. Pronunciation. US. /əbˈsɛʃɪn/ UK. /əbˈsɛʃən/ Cite this entry. Style: MLA.
noun. /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. obsession with somebody/something There's a national obsession with celebrity in England.
3 days ago · Definition of 'obsession' Word Frequency. obsession. (əbseʃən ) Word forms: plural obsessions. variable noun. If you say that someone has an obsession with a person or thing, you think they are spending too much time thinking about them. She would try to forget her obsession with Christopher. [ + with]
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...
