26984 words

obsession

2 definitions • 5 examples
1
something or someone that you think about all the time:

Examples:

an unhealthy obsession with death
her chocolate obsession
He's always wanted to find his birth mother but recently it's become an obsession.
2
the control of one’s thoughts by a continuous, powerful idea or feeling, or the idea or feeling itself:

Examples:

[ U ] His interest in detective stories has turned to obsession.
[ C ] They have an obsession with making money.

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