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obsessiveness
ob·ses·sive O0014600 (əb-sĕs′ĭv, ŏb-)adj.1. Of, relating to, characteristic of, or causing an obsession: obsessive gambling.2. Excessive in degree or nature: an obsessive need to win.
ob·ses′sive n.ob·ses′sive·ly adv.ob·ses′sive·ness n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | obsessiveness - extreme compulsivenessobsessivitycompulsiveness, compulsivity - the trait of acting compulsively |
Translationsobsess (əbˈses) verb to occupy (someone's mind) too much. He is obsessed by the fear of death. 使著迷，使念念不忘 使迷恋，使着迷，使困扰 obˈsession (-ʃən) nounan obsession about motorbikes. 著迷，念念不忘，分神 着迷，念念不忘，分神 obˈsessional (-ʃə-) adjectiveobsessional behaviour. 念念不忘的，纏人的 着迷的，分神的 obˈsessive (-siv) adjectiveobsessive about cleanliness. 著迷的，難以釋懷的 摆脱不了的obˈsessively adverb 入迷地 着迷地obˈsessiveness noun 著迷 着迷
Obsessiveness
ObsessivenessAhab, Captainobsessed with whale. [Am. Lit.: Moby Dick]Allmers, Mrs.obsessed with crippled son. [Nor. Lit.: Little Eyolf]Bounderby, Josiahsingle-minded success addict. [Br. Lit.: Hard Times]Cardillacgoldsmith who murders to regain what he created. [Ger. Opera: Hindemith, Cardillac, Westerman, 487]Chillingworth, Roger“very principle of his life [was] the systematic exercise of revenge.” [Am. Lit.: The Scarlet Letter]Craig, Harrietwrapped up in caring for her immaculate home, to the exclusion of all human relationships. [Am. Drama: Craig’s Wife in Hart, 191]Defarge, Madame“everlastingly knitting” before the guillotine as heads fell. [Br. Lit.: A Tale of Two Cities]Dick, Mr.compulsively thinks, talks, and writes about King Charles’s head. [Br. Lit.: Dickens David Copperfield in Brewer Dictionary, 520]Hermanonly goal in life becomes winning at cards. [Russ. Opera: Tchaikovsky, Queen of Spades, Westerman, 401]Javertpersonification of law’s inexorableness; relentlessly tracks down Valjean. [Fr. Lit.: Les Miserables]Melford, Lydiacould not think of anything but lover Wilson. [Br. Lit.: Humphry Clinker, Magill I, 394–397]Nemo, Captainmysterious submarine captain who attempts vengeance against society. [Fr. Lit.: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea]Séchard, Davidneglects his business in unremitting effort to perfect a paper-making process. [Fr. Lit.: Balzac Lost Illusions in Magill II, 595]Tiberiusdetermined at any cost to become Emperor. [Br. Lit.: I, Claudius]MedicalSeeobsessiveobsessiveness
Synonyms for obsessivenessnoun extreme compulsivenessSynonymsRelated Words- compulsiveness
- compulsivity
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