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obsession (s) (noun), obsessions (pl)
1. An unhealthy and compulsive thinking about something or someone: Her obsession about being fat often motivates Lucy to try many diet plans which promise quick results; but, don't necessarily lead to success.
2. An irrational drive for performing trivial or repetitive actions even when the person doesn't want to: Harriet observed the woman in the public washroom who appeared to have an obsession about washing her hands because she was scrubbing her hands with soap and water and then doing it again and again.
3. The uncontrollable persistence of an idea or emotion in the mind, sometimes associated with a psychiatric disorder: The worrisome obsession which the military officer had that his telephone was being tapped by the government turned out to be true and so it was not just a mental health disorder.
A persistent disturbing preoccupation that is often an unreasonable idea.
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Someone who is possessed with a dominating and powerful idea.
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An unhealthy and compulsive thinking or an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions even when the person really doesn't want to do them. (2)