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I'm very shocked when I look at television and I see such an aggressive youth and image obsession in the representation of women on our screens.
Samantha Bond

Meaning of "obsession" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OBSESSION

obsession  [əbˈsɛʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OBSESSION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Obsession is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES OBSESSION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of obsession in the English dictionary

The first definition of obsession in the dictionary is a persistent idea or impulse that continually forces its way into consciousness, often associated with anxiety and mental illness. Other definition of obsession is a persistent preoccupation, idea, or feeling. Obsession is also the act of obsessing or the state of being obsessed.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OBSESSION


accession
əkˈsɛʃən
cession
ˈsɛʃən
circuminsession
ˌsɜːkəmɪnˈsɛʃən
concession
kənˈsɛʃən
decession
dɪˈsɛʃən
depression
dɪˈprɛʃən
expression
ɪkˈsprɛʃən
impression
ɪmˈprɛʃən
intercession
ˌɪntəˈsɛʃən
postrecession
ˌpəʊstrɪˈsɛʃən
precession
prɪˈsɛʃən
procession
prəˈsɛʃən
reaccession
ˌriːəkˈsɛʃən
recession
rɪˈsɛʃən
retrocession
ˌrɛtrəʊˈsɛʃən
secession
sɪˈsɛʃən
self-obsession
ˌsɛlfəbˈsɛʃən
session
ˈsɛʃən
succession
səkˈsɛʃən
supersession
ˌsuːpəˈsɛʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OBSESSION

observative
observator
observatories
observatory
observe
observer
observer force
observer mission
observer team
observingly
obsess
obsessed
obsessional
obsessionally
obsessionist
obsessive
obsessive-compulsive disorder
obsessively
obsessiveness
obsessor

WORDS THAT END LIKE OBSESSION

admission
aggression
commission
compassion
confession
conversion
discussion
emission
European Commission
mission
passion
percussion
permission
possession
pression
profession
progression
regression
submission
suppression
transmission

Synonyms and antonyms of obsession in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «OBSESSION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «obsession» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of obsession

Translation of «obsession» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OBSESSION

Find out the translation of obsession to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of obsession from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «obsession» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

着迷
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

obsesión
570 millions of speakers

English

obsession
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जुनून
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اسْتِحْوَاذُ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

навязчивая идея
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

obsessão
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আবেশ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

obsession
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Obsesi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Besessenheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

執着
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

집념
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Obsesi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự ám ảnh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தொல்லை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

व्यापणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

takıntı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ossessione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

obsesja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

одержимість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

obsesie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

έμμονη ιδέα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

obsessie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

besatthet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

besettelse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of obsession

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OBSESSION»

The term «obsession» is very widely used and occupies the 12.457 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OBSESSION» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «obsession» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «obsession» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about obsession

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10 QUOTES WITH «OBSESSION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word obsession.
1
J. J. Abrams
I think you have a passion and an obsession for something when it's not necessarily ubiquitous.
2
Malin Akerman
I have this weird obsession with kids and old people falling. Like, funny falls. It is awful, but it's the thing that makes me laugh the most.
3
Adam Arkin
People can get obsessed with romance, they can get obsessed with political paranoia, they can get obsessed with horror. It's isn't the fault of the subject matter that creates the obsession, I don't think.
4
Yann Arthus-Bertrand
I never lose an opportunity to speak about my obsession: humankind and the environment.
5
Timothy Garton Ash
Yet another thing Canadians and Europeans have in common is an obsession with the United States, and with distinguishing themselves from it, often by crude stereotyping.
6
John Barton
My obsession with time informs my poetry so completely it is hard for me to summarize it. We want time to pass, for new things to happen to us, we want to hold on to certain moments, we don't want our lives to end.
7
Yves Behar
I wanted to be a writer as a teen... so storytelling was my first love. In my late teens, design became an obsession as I realized that I could express myself through the medium. Much later, when I founded Fuseproject in 1999, our slogan became 'design brings stories to life.'
8
Samantha Bond
I'm very shocked when I look at television and I see such an aggressive youth and image obsession in the representation of women on our screens.
9
Emile M. Cioran
The obsession with suicide is characteristic of the man who can neither live nor die, and whose attention never swerves from this double impossibility.
10
Sloane Crosley
Our culture's obsession with vintage objects has rendered us unable to separate history from nostalgia. People want heart. They want a chaser of emotion with their aesthetics.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OBSESSION»

Discover the use of obsession in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to obsession and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Magnificent Obsession
A shattering personal tragedy forces a spoiled and wealthy young man to reevaluate his life and to use his discovery to embark on a course of anonymous philanthropy, in a new edition of the classic novel of redemption.
Lloyd C. Douglas, 1999
2
Material Obsession
Explains how anyone, even those who don't think they are 'creative' can confidently choose colours and patterns to create bold, easy-to-make quilts, perfect for today's busy craftspeople.
Sarah Fielke, 2008
3
Prime Obsession:: Bernhard Riemann and the Greatest Unsolved ...
Not just a story of numbers and calculations, Prime Obsession is the engrossing tale of a relentless hunt for an elusive proof - and those who have been consumed by it.
John Derbyshire, 2003
4
Obsession
"Emma Toussaint would do anything -- or so she's always thought.
Kay David, 2000
5
Heart of the Billionaire (the Billionaire's Obsession ~ Sam)
Billionaire Sam Hudson has pretty much lived his life with no apologies because he tries never to do anything that he's sorry about - except for what he had done in the past to Dr. Madeline Reynolds.
J. S. Scott, 2013
6
Obsession: A History
But obsession is not only a phenomenon of modern existence: it is a medical category—both a pathology and a goal. Behind this paradox lies a fascinating history, which Lennard J. Davis tells in Obsession.
Lennard J. Davis, 2009
7
After Obsession
Aimee and Alan have unusual pasts and secrets they prefer to keep hidden.
Carrie Jones, Steven E. Wedel, 2011
8
This Is Your Brain on Music: The Science of a Human Obsession
A Los Angeles Times Book Award finalist, This Is Your Brain on Music will attract readers of Oliver Sacks and David Byrne, as it is an unprecedented, eye-opening investigation into an obsession at the heart of human nature.
Daniel J. Levitin, 2006
9
Obsession
Just before she died, Patty Bigelow confessed to having killed a man. Now her niece Tanya is obsessed with finding out the truth about her aunt’s crime – and she needs Alex Delaware’s help . . .
Jonathan Kellerman, 2008
10
Obsession
“simple obsession” stalking, and in this type of crime the offender and victim had a relationship before the criminal behavior started. As frightening and unpredictable as an Arthur Jackson is, just as insidious are those who blend into the ...
John Douglas, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OBSESSION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term obsession is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Animotion Talks About the Hit Song That's Been an 'Obsession'
Obsession”, which features on Animotion's self-titled 1984 album, entered the Billboard Top 40 chart on 2 March 1985. Accompanied by a ... «PopMatters, Jul 15»
2
Jake Gyllenhaal reveals his secret obsession with GREGGS and …
The Southpaw star says he pops in whenever he's in the UK. Though it's not the sausage rolls that he's after - he's keen on their baguettes. «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»
3
Local photo obsession enters 20th Century
He writes: We know that as the years either side of the beginning of the 20th Century progressed there was an upsurge in the publishing of ... «Hastings and St. Leonards Observer, Jul 15»
4
Man's obsession with cars shows with him having owned more than …
The New Palestine resident's obsession with cars began when he was a boy. Now 64, he's never given his wheels up. In his lifetime, he's ... «Daily Journal, Jul 15»
5
Californian's superhero obsession avoids inconvenient truths
Maybe it's because Superman, Spider-Man and Batman all live in New York (or its fictional doppelgangers), but Californians have failed to ... «SFGate, Jul 15»
6
Jessica Carlton, 44, started her obsession with the boy, 11, after …
THEY lived more than 1250km away from each other but that did not stop a 44-year-old woman with 'dark intentions' forming an obsession with ... «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»
7
One Woman's Obsession With Disney, America's Biggest Brand
To understand my newfound obsession with Disney parks, maybe you first need to understand Duffy the Disney Bear. Born in Cape Cod, Duffy ... «Racked, Jul 15»
8
The ~Weird~ Obsession That Landed Ariana Grande Her "Scream …
The ~Weird~ Obsession That Landed Ariana Grande Her "Scream Queens" Role. Sometime being weird pays off. Share · Tweet · Pin · E-mail. «Seventeen Magazine, Jul 15»
9
How the obsession over Apple's stock plunge reveals our skewed …
You'd think that Apple's latest earnings report, released Tuesday, would be taken as unalloyed good news: Revenue increased 33 percent and ... «The Week Magazine, Jul 15»
10
Apple's security obsession is slowing down HomeKit rollout
Apple's plans for HomeKit to become the de facto platform for the connected home is taking longer than expected to happen because of the ... «Cult of Mac, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Obsession [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/obsession>. Jun 2026 ».
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