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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ob•ses•sion /əbˈsɛʃən/USA pronunciation n. - [uncountable] the intense preoccupation of one's thoughts by a single, continuous idea or feeling;
the state of being obsessed. - [countable] the idea, image, desire, etc., itself.
See -sess-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ob•ses•sion (əb sesh′ən),USA pronunciation n. - the domination of one's thoughts or feelings by a persistent idea, image, desire, etc.
- the idea, image, desire, feeling, etc., itself.
- the state of being obsessed.
- the act of obsessing.
- Latin obsessiōn- (stem of obsessiō) blockade, siege, equivalent. to obsess(us) (see obsess) + -iōn- -ion
- 1505–15
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: obsession /əbˈsɛʃən/ n - a persistent idea or impulse that continually forces its way into consciousness, often associated with anxiety and mental illness
- a persistent preoccupation, idea, or feeling
- the act of obsessing or the state of being obsessed
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