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| ob·ses·sion [ əb sésh'n, ob sésh'n ] (plural ob·ses·sions) |
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1. preoccupation: an idea or feeling that completely occupies the mind
  His obsession with figures led him to make crucial economic mistakes.
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2. state of being obsessed: the state of being obsessed by somebody or something
Their devotion to each other borders on obsession.
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3. psychiatry uncontrollable persistence of idea: the uncontrollable persistence of an idea or emotion in the mind, sometimes associated with psychiatric disorder
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| ob·ses·sion·al adjective |
| ob·ses·sion·al·ly adverb |
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