obsession

== English == === Etymology === From Latin obsessio (“a besieging”), from obsidere (“to besiege”); see obsess. Equivalent to obsess +‎ -ion. === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /əbˈsɛʃən/ Rhymes: -ɛʃən === Noun === obsession (countable and uncountable, plural obsessions) The quality of being obsessed. Synonym: obsessedness An idea that engenders a compulsive or irrational preoccupation, or the preoccupation thereby engendered. Synonym: idée fixe 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== obsess obsessed obsessional obsessive, obsessively ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== “obsession”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “obsession”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === bosonises == French == === Etymology === From Latin obsessiōnem (“a besieging”), from obsidere (“to besiege”); see obsess. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔp.sɛ.sjɔ̃/ ~ /ɔp.se.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === obsession f (plural obsessions) obsession ==== Related terms ==== obsédant obsédé obséder obsessif ==== Descendants ==== → Romanian: obsesie === Further reading === “obsession”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === ébossions, obéissons