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obsession noun

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

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.
 obsederen
  • (transitive) To dominate the thoughts of someone.
 rondspoken, spoken

obsessive adjective

  /əbˈsɛsɪv/
  • Having one thought or pursuing one activity to the absolute or nearly absolute exclusion of all others.
 obsessief, dwangmatig
  • Prone to cause obsession.
 obsederend

obsessive noun

  /əbˈsɛsɪv/
  • A person who is obsessed, who has an obsession.
 geobsedeerde

obsessed adjective

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