What does obsession mean?
Definitions for obsession
əbˈsɛʃ ənob·ses·sion
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Princeton's WordNet
compulsion, obsessionnoun
an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will
"her compulsion to wash her hands repeatedly"
obsession, fixationnoun
an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone
GCIDE
Obsessionnoun
An excessive preoccupation of the thoughts or feelings; the persistent haunting or domination of the mind by a particular desire, idea, or image.
Obsessionnoun
Hence: Any driving motive; a compelling goal; -- not necessarily implying a negative judgment, as does sense 3; as, the coach was obsessed with winning the state championship
Obsessionnoun
Something that causes an obsession.
Obsessionnoun
The state of being obsessed.
Wiktionary
obsessionnoun
A compulsive or irrational preoccupation.
obsessionnoun
An unhealthy fixation.
Etymology: From obsessio, from obsidere; see obsess.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Obsessionnoun
Etymology: obsessio, Latin.
Webster Dictionary
Obsessionnoun
the act of besieging
Obsessionnoun
the state of being besieged; -- used specifically of a person beset by a spirit from without
Etymology: [L. obsessio: cf. F. obsession.]
Freebase
Obsession
"Obsession" is a 1983 song covered in 1984 by the synthpop/New Wave group Animotion. The song hit number six in the United States, and number five in the United Kingdom in early 1985, helped by a distinctive video that received heavy rotation on MTV.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Obsession
ob-sesh′un, n. persistent attack, esp. of an evil spirit upon a person: the state of being so molested from without—opp. to Possession, or control by an evil spirit from within. [L. obsession-em—obsidēre, to besiege.]
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
obsession
The act of besieging.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of obsession in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of obsession in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of obsession in a Sentence
The Adelaide University-educated Hempton:
You can goad him and he makes his positions bigger, that is even better to trade against. It's not a personal obsession - it's a way of making money.
They hooked up in the past, but to her, it was pretty platonic and she didn’t want to have anything seriously, that was actually a while ago, but he never got over his obsession of her.
We have this obsession in Dubai with bringing in things from outside, economically and artistically it doesn't make sense.
There's a very close relationship between passion, dedication and obsession, you look at any athlete that has achieved great things, there has to be a certain level of obsession.
In that (Holmes) statement that was released there was a lot to be concerned about, particularly that more witnesses described the president's obsession with investigating his political opponents.
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- هاجسArabic
- obsessióCatalan, Valencian
- posedlost, obseseCzech
- besættelse, tvangstanke, fiks ideDanish
- Besessenheit, fixe IdeeGerman
- μανία, ψυχαναγκασμός, εμμονή, ιδεοληψίαGreek
- obsesiónSpanish
- وسواسPersian
- pakkomielle, riippuvuusFinnish
- obsession, idée fixeFrench
- beò-ghlacadhScottish Gaelic
- אובססיהHebrew
- जुनूनHindi
- ossessione, fissaItalian
- דִבּוּקHebrew
- 妄想Japanese
- 집착Korean
- apsēstībaLatvian
- whakamaimoaMāori
- dwangvoorstelling, bezetenheid, obsessie, fixatieDutch
- obsessãoPortuguese
- idee fixă, obsesieRomanian
- одержимость, зацикленность, навязчивая идея, фиксация, мания, идея-фиксRussian
- opsednutostSerbo-Croatian
- besatthetSwedish
- ความคิดครอบงำThai
- sự ám ảnhVietnamese
- obsessionYiddish
- 困擾Chinese
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