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Obsession
01
a strong and uncontrollable interest or attachment to something or someone, causing constant thoughts, intense emotions, and repetitive behaviors
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
obsessions
Examples
His obsession with cleanliness led him to clean his house multiple times a day.
02
an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will
Lexical Tree
obsessional
obsession
obsess
