obsession
Pronunciation: /əbˈsɛʃən/
The English word “obsession” has 4 meanings listed here.
noun
- The quality of being obsessed; an unshakeable feeling that one topic or activity must be pursued above other interests.
- An idea that engenders a compulsive or irrational preoccupation, or the preoccupation thereby engendered.
- An activity or entity that inspires a compulsive and potentially unhealthy fixation, or the fixation thereby inspired.
- Influence or control by evil spirits without possession.
Etymology
From Latin obsessio (“a besieging”), from obsidere (“to besiege”); see obsess. Equivalent to obsess + -ion.
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