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    [Noun]  | "ob*ses*sion" | \ äb-ˈse-shən \


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

    2: something that causes an obsession


    Origin: 1680 ;

     Earlier, "control of a person by an evil spirit," borrowed from Middle French & Latin; Middle French, "siege, condition of a person possessed by a demon," borrowed from Latin obsessiōn, obsessiō "act of besieging, blockade" (Late Latin, "possession by a demon"), from obsidēre "to occupy, besiege, beset" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action {mat|obsess|};

      * Note : See note at {obsess|obsess}.;

    [Noun]  | "obsession" 


    1: something about which one is constantly thinking or concerned;


      * e.g., " ... her latest obsession is a movie star who she thinks is very handsome "



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     [ "obsession" ]

    1: An almost insane desire, longing, or burning lust for someone or something. You feel like without that thing or person, you are not complete and can't cope, or- in extreme circumstances- live, unless you have the object you desire.

      * e.g.,  ... Getting back with my ex-boyfriend has become such an obsession for me that I lose sleep trying to think of ways to lure him back into my arms. 

     [ "obsession" ]

    1: ob⋅ses⋅sion  /əbˈsɛʃən/ Show Spelled Pronunciation uhb-sesh-uhn –noun the domination of one's thoughts or feelings by a persistent idea, image, desire, etc.

      * e.g.,  ... Karls current obsession is to get a new computer just because Larry has one and he keeps staring at computer hardware web pages. 

     [ "obsession" ]

    1: someone who is sickly addicted to thinking about you and what you are doing, and making everything you do about them.

      * e.g.,  ... joan has a complete obsession with gresa did you know? 


     [ "obsession" ]

    2: they never get enough of the thought of you in their head, it’s never ending.


     [ "obsession" ]

    3: they’re obsessed.

     [ "obsession" ]

    1: Something that you think about or do all of the time over and over.

      * e.g.,  ... All of the girls who wrote in about Orlando bloom and think that they love him. (or is that just dilusional?) 

     [ "obsession" ]

    1: A word used by the lazy to describe the dedicated

      * e.g.,  ... the gym has become john's obsession, or am i just lazy?. 

     [ "obsession" ]

    1: Chris Crocker towards Britney Spears...

      * e.g.,  ... Leave Britney alooonnnneeeeeeee!!! 

     [ "obsession" ]

    1: Nature's way of telling you, "This Rocks!"

      * e.g.,  ... Danny recognized my obsession with tigers when i related everything I said to them and changed my name to something tiger-related. 

     [ "Obsessed" ]

    1: When someone is always completely in love and happy about something or someone.

      * e.g.,  ... Jonah is completely obsessed with his girlfriend. I wish I had that. 

     [ "obsessed" ]

    1: Can't stop thinking about.

      * e.g.,  ... I'm obsessed with gamecube. 

     [ "Obsessed" ]

    1: When some guy/girl likes some guy/girl so much all they think of is that person, they even dream about them. And they even admit that they do that.

      * e.g.,  ... Helene is so obsessed with Josh that all she can think of is Josh, dream about Josh, but still insists that they're not. How sad 

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