obsession

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) The quality of being obsessed.
2. (countable, uncountable) An idea that engenders a compulsive or irrational preoccupation, or the preoccupation thereby engendered.
3. (countable, uncountable) An activity or entity that inspires a compulsive and potentially unhealthy fixation, or the fixation thereby inspired.
4. (countable, uncountable) Influence or control by evil spirits without possession.

Synonyms

fixation

preoccupation

compulsion

infatuation

addiction

passion

monomania

delusion

hallucination

hangup

hang-up

hobby

investment

kink

longing

meticulousness

possession

siege

subjection

subjugation

subordination

idee fixe

enthusiasm for one thing

unreasonable but compulsive idea

haunting worry

obsessive thinking

bug

🐛

evil suggestion

contingency

dependance

dependence

dependency

fastidiousness

fixed idea

fondness

Translations

obsesión

ossessione

obsessão

obsessie

Besessenheit

obsession

obsessió

έμμονη ιδέα

dwangvoorstelling

fissazione

bezetenheid

Obsession

μανία

ιδεοληψία

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əbˈsɛʃən/

Etymology

From Latin obsessio (“a besieging”), from obsidere (“to besiege”); see obsess. Equivalent to obsess + -ion.

Sentences

He has an obsession with ice hockey and pizza .