Meaning of obsession | Babel Free

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1. The quality of being obsessed.
   countable, uncountable
2. The quality of being obsessed
3. An idea that engenders a compulsive or irrational preoccupation, or the preoccupation thereby engendered.
   countable, uncountable
4. An idea that engenders a compulsive or irrational preoccupation, or the preoccupation thereby engendered
5. A dominating idea or thought which takes over an individual.
6. An activity or entity that inspires a compulsive and potentially unhealthy fixation, or the fixation thereby inspired.
   countable, uncountable
7. An activity or entity that inspires a compulsive and potentially unhealthy fixation, or the fixation thereby inspired
8. An irrational preoccupation:fetish, fixation, mania.
9. Influence or control by evil spirits without possession.
   countable, uncountable
10. Influence or control by evil spirits without possession
11. to occupy (someone's mind) too much. He is obsessed by the fear of death. besete, behep يَتَسَلَّط على завладявам obcecar posednout verfolgen besætte διακατέχω, κατατρέχω, βασανίζωobsesionar painama ذهن کسی را مشغول کردن olla pakkomielle jstk obséder אֲחוּז דִיבּוּק डूबे रहना opsjedati vmi megszállottja mempengaruhi pikiran heltaka ossessionare 取りつく ...에 사로잡히다 apimti, persekioti pārņemt (domas); apsēst terlalu memikirkan obsederenbesette, forfølgeopętać ذهن بوخت ساتل obcecar a obseda завладев...
12. an obsession about motorbikes. obsessie, behep met هاجِس، إسْتِحْواذ идея-фикс obsessão posedlost die Besessenheit besættelse έμμονη ιδέα, ψύχωσηobsesión sundmõte دل مشغولی pakkomielle obsession שִיגָיוֹן जूनून opsjednutost megszállottság obsesi þráhyggja ossessione 執念 사로잡힘, 강박 nenumaldomas potraukis, įkyri mintis apsēstība, mānija keadaan terlalu memikirkan obsessiebesettelseobsesja زړه مصروف ساتل obsessão obsesie одержимость; навязчивая идея posadnutosť obsedenost opsesija tvångsföreställni...
13. obsessional behaviour. obsessiewe إسْتِحْواذي маниакален obsessivo trpící utkvělými myšlenkami besessen sygelig που χαρακτηρίζεται από εμμονές, ψυχωτικόςobsesivo pöörane وسواس گونه pakkomielteenomainen obsessionnelכפייתי मनोग्रस्त opsesivan megszállott penuh obsesi þráhyggju- ossessivo 取りつかれた 강박적인 apsėstas, liguistas, įkyrus apsēstībai/mānijai raksturīgs terlalu mementingkan geobsedeerd som skyldes tvangsforestillinger obsesyjny وسواسى obsessivo obsesiv навязчивый trpiaci utkvelými predstavam...
14. obsessive about cleanliness. obsessief مَهْووس، مُسْتَحْوِذ عَليْه فِكْرَه вманиачен obsessivo vtíravý, nutkavý besessen sygelig που έχει ψύχωση με κτ., πωρωμένοςobsesivo kinnisidee küüsis وسواسی pakkomielteinen obsédant שִׁגיוֹנִי जादा ही ग्रस्त opsjednut mániákus tergila-gila haldinn þráhyggju ossessivo 取りつかれた 집착하는 liguistai pedantiškas apsēsts keterlaluan bezeten sykelig, besatt; tvangs-przesadny, natrętny, obsesyjny وسواسى obsessivo obsedant одержимый posadnutý obseden opsesivan tvångsmäs...
15. obsessief بِهَوَس، باسْتِحْواذ вманичено obsessivamente vtíravě besessn sygeligt με εμμονή, με ψύχωση de manera obsesiva sundmõtteliselt با وسواس pakkomielteisesti d'une manière obsédante בְּצוּרָה כְּפִייָתִית मनोग्रस्तिता, मनोग्रस्तता opsjednuto mániákusan dengan tergila-gila eins og haldinn þráhyggju in maniera ossessiva 取りつかれて 집요하게 liguistai, įkyriai apsēsti; kā apsēsts secara keterlaluan bezetensykelig, besatt natrętnie په وسواس obsessivamente obsedant одержимо posadnuto obsedeno opsesiv...
16. obsessiwiteit إسْتِحْواذ فِكْرَه вманиаченост obsessão nutkavost die Besessenheit sygelighed μονομανία obsesión sundmõttelisus وسواس pakkomielteenomaisuus caractère obsédant כפייתיות मनोग्रस्तिता, मनोग्रस्तता opsjednutost vkinek a rögeszmés volta ketergila-gilaan e-ð sem sÿnir einkenni þráhyggju ossessività 取りつかれること 집요함 apsėstumas, liguistumas apsēstība keterlaluan bezetenheidtvangstanker natręctwo تلوسه، وسوسه obsessão caracter obsedant одержимость posadnutosť obsedenost opsesivnost tvångsmä...
17. obsesión, preocupación excesiva con una idea o emoción fija.
18. A pattern of unwanted or intrusive thoughts or urges that recur persistently, often accompanied by symptoms of anxiety.

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Examples

“Editing Wikipedia started as a hobby, but it's turned into a complete obsession of mine.”

“if an evil spirit counterfeits the presence of God, and comes upon the man as an influence only, it may be described as obsession; but when a footing is gained in him, it is "possession," because the obsessing spirits have gained access, and possess the ground they hold, up to the extent of the ground given.”

“They should see that a perception of their identification with the Victor of Calvary is absolutely necessary if they are to constantly and victoriously resist the obsession of evil spirits.”

“It is true, that by the workings of the law of attraction, and the susceptibility of mortals to the influence of spirit powers, mortals may become obsessed by the spirits of evil—that is evil spirits of men who once lived on earth—and this obsession may become so complete and powerful that the living mortal may lose all power to resist this influence of the evil spirits...”

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