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1. obsession
noun. ['əbˈsɛʃən'] an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone.
Synonyms
Etymology
- obsessio (Latin)
- obsideo (Latin)
Rhymes with Obsession
- transgression
- misimpression
- indiscretion
- decompression
- retrocession
- nonaggression
- repossession
- progression
- expression
- discretion
- compression
- suppression
- succession
- repression
- regression
- profession
- procession
- precession
- intercession
- impression
- digression
- depression
- confession
- concession
- secession
- recession
- possession
- oppression
- aggression
- accession
How do you pronounce obsession?
Pronounce obsession as əbˈsɛʃən.
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UK - How to pronounce obsession in British English
How to spell obsession? Is it obsetion? Or obession? Common misspellings are:
- obsetion
- obession
Quotes about obsession
1. Friendship marks a life even more deeply than love. Love risks degenerating into obsession, friendship is never anything but sharing.
- Elie Wiesel
2. There is something about giving everything to your profession. In Italian, an obsession is not necessarily negative. It's the art of putting all your energy into one thing; it's the art of transforming even what you eat for lunch into architecture.
- Renzo Piano
3. Book collecting is an obsession, an occupation, a disease, an addiction, a fascination, an absurdity, a fate. It is not a hobby. Those who do it must do it.
- Jeanette Winterson
2. obsession
noun. ['əbˈsɛʃən'] an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will.
Synonyms
Etymology
- obsessio (Latin)
- obsideo (Latin)