释义 |
ob·ses·sion \əbˈseshən, äb-\ noun (-s) Etymology: Latin obsession-, obsessio, from obsessus (past participle of obsidēre to besiege) + -ion-, -io -ion 1. obsolete : siege 2. : the act of a devil or a spirit in besetting a person or impelling him to action from without : the fact of being so beset or impelled — distinguished from possession 3. a. : a persistent and disturbing intrusion of or anxious and inescapable preoccupation with an idea or feeling especially if known to be unreasonable — compare compulsion b. : an emotion or idea causing such intrusion |