obsessivenessn.
/əbˈsɛsᵻvnᵻs/, U.S. /əbˈsɛsɪvnᵻs/, /ɑbˈsɛsɪvnᵻs/ The quality of being obsessive; obsessive behaviour.
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obsessiveness1944
obsessionalism1953
obsessionality1966
1944 Sci. Monthly 59 306/2 A child who has been made suspicious or rebellious by domestic censure is apt to respond to the teacher's perfectionism as he has learned to respond to parental obsessiveness.
1966 Listener 8 Sept. 366/3 Mr Storey portrayed very accurately that brand of obsessiveness which salesmen call enthusiasm.
1983 Observer 5 June (Colour Suppl.) 42/1 They have introduced obsessiveness into the fun of exercise.
1993 N.Y. Times 24 Oct. ii. 26/3 The songs had hooks, repeated in a way that both underscored the lyrics' obsessiveness and made the tunes lodge in the ear.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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