OBSESSION


Meaning of OBSESSION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ äb-ˈse-shən, əb- ]

noun

Date: 1680

1. : a persistent disturbing preoccupation with an often unreasonable idea or feeling ; broadly : compelling motivation

an obsession with profits

2. : something that causes an obsession

• ob·ses·sion·al -ˈsesh-nəl, -ˈse-shə-n ə l adjective

• ob·ses·sion·al·ly adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.