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obsession noun

  /əbˈsɛʃən/
  • An activity or entity that inspires a compulsive and potentially unhealthy fixation, or the fixation thereby inspired.
pakkomielle, riippuvuus
  • An idea that engenders a compulsive or irrational preoccupation, or the preoccupation thereby engendered.
pakkomielle

obsess verb

  /əbˈsɛs/
  • (transitive) To dominate the thoughts of someone.
hallita, pitää vallassaan
  • (passive, constructed with "with") To be preoccupied with a single topic or emotion.
olla koukussa
  • (intransitive, colloquial, construed with over) To think or talk obsessively about.
saarnata, vaahdota

obsessed adjective

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

obsessive adjective

  /əbˈsɛsɪv/
  • Having one thought or pursuing one activity to the absolute or nearly absolute exclusion of all others.
pakkomielteinen

obsessively

pakkomielteisesti

obsessiveness

pakkomielteisyys
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