Obsession Definition

əb-sĕshən, ŏb-
obsessions
noun
obsessions
The act of an evil spirit in possessing or ruling a person.
Webster's New World
Such a persistent idea, desire, emotion, etc., esp. one that cannot be gotten rid of by reasoning.
Webster's New World
The fact or state of being obsessed with an idea, desire, emotion, etc.
Webster's New World
The definition of an obsession is a focus on one thing with little interest in anything else.
An example of an obsession is a child wanting to talk only of trains.
YourDictionary
Obsession is defined as the act of letting a thought or action rule your thoughts or actions.
An example of an obsession is when a stalker continues to follow a person.
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Other Word Forms of Obsession

Noun

Singular:
obsession
Plural:
obsessions

Origin of Obsession

  • From Latin obsessio (“a besieging"), from obsidere (“to besiege"); see obsess.

    From Wiktionary

Obsession Sentence Examples

  • Maybe that tidbit will take his mind off this obsession with his past.

  • After that it was obsession.

  • If it becomes an obsession of many of the post-Reformation writers, it becomes so by the force majeure of special circumstances rather than in the exercise of an old-established habit.

  • We live in a materialistic age where there seems to be a growing obsession with money.

  • Society suffers a sort of perpetual obsession, and remains self-hypnotized as it were within a magic circle of traditional views.

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Words Starting With

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