obsession

noun

/əbˈseʃn/

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[uncountable, countable] the state in which a person’s mind is completely filled with thoughts of one particular thing or person in a way that is not normal
- Her fear of flying is bordering on obsession.
- obsession with somebody/something There's a national obsession with celebrity in England.
- The media's obsession with the young prince continues.
Extra Examples
- I don't understand television's current obsession with cookery programmes.
- He was in the grip of an obsession and would not listen to reason.
- She has an unhealthy obsession with her diet.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- dangerous
- unhealthy
- current
- …
verb + obsession
- become
- have
preposition
- obsession with
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[countable] obsession (with somebody) a person or thing that somebody thinks about too much
- Fitness has become an obsession with him.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- dangerous
- unhealthy
- current
- …
verb + obsession
- become
- have
preposition
- obsession with
See full entry

Word Originearly 16th cent. (in the sense ‘siege’): from Latin obsessio(n-), from the verb obsidere, from ob- ‘opposite’ + sedere ‘sit’.

单词	obsession
释义	obsession noun /əbˈseʃn/ /əbˈseʃn/ jump to other results [uncountable, countable] the state in which a person’s mind is completely filled with thoughts of one particular thing or person in a way that is not normal Her fear of flying is bordering on obsession. obsession with somebody/something There's a national obsession with celebrity in England. The media's obsession with the young prince continues. Extra Examples I don't understand television's current obsession with cookery programmes. He was in the grip of an obsession and would not listen to reason. She has an unhealthy obsession with her diet. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective dangerous unhealthy current … verb + obsession become have preposition obsession with See full entry [countable] obsession (with somebody) a person or thing that somebody thinks about too much Fitness has become an obsession with him. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective dangerous unhealthy current … verb + obsession become have preposition obsession with See full entry Word Originearly 16th cent. (in the sense ‘siege’): from Latin obsessio(n-), from the verb obsidere, from ob- ‘opposite’ + sedere ‘sit’.
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