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obsession noun

  /əbˈsɛʃən/
  • An activity or entity that inspires a compulsive and potentially unhealthy fixation, or the fixation thereby inspired.
 Besessenheit, Sucht
Obsession
  • An idea that engenders a compulsive or irrational preoccupation, or the preoccupation thereby engendered.
 fixe Idee

obsessed adjective

  /əbˈsɛst/
  • Intensely preoccupied with or by a given topic or emotion; driven by a specified obsession.
 besessen

obsessive adjective

  /əbˈsɛsɪv/
  • Excessive, as results from obsession.
 obsessiv, besessen
  • Having one thought or pursuing one activity to the absolute or nearly absolute exclusion of all others.
 obsessiv, zwanghaft

obsess verb

  /əbˈsɛs/
  • (passive, constructed with "with") To be preoccupied with a single topic or emotion.
  • (intransitive, colloquial, construed with over) To think or talk obsessively about.
 besessen sein
  • (transitive) To dominate the thoughts of someone.
 erobern

obsessively

suchtartig
self-obsession
Selbstbesessenheit
obsession with cleaning
Putzfimmel
obsession with cleanliness
Sauberkeitswahn

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Obsession noun {f}

Obsession, Obsessionen   /ɔpz̥ɛˈsi̯oːn/
  • umgangssprachlich: emotional sehr starke Begeisterung für ein bestimmtes Thema, Hobby, eine Arbeit oder Aktion
  • Psychologie: unkontrollierbarer und wiederkehrender Gedanke, umgangssprachlich: „fixe Idee“
 obsession
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