obsession
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See also Obsession
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin obsessio (“‘a besieging’”), < obsidere (“‘to besiege’”); see obsess.
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obsession (countable and uncountable; plural obsessions)
- A compulsive or irrational preoccupation.
- An unhealthy fixation.
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compulsive or irrational preoccupation
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unhealthy fixation
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[edit] External links
- obsession in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- obsession in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
[edit] French
[edit] Noun
obsession f. (plural obsessions)
