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My art originates from hallucinations only I can see. I translate the hallucinations and obsessional images that plague me into sculptures and paintings.
Yayoi Kusama

Meaning of "obsessional" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OBSESSIONAL

obsessional  [əbˈseʃənəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OBSESSIONAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Obsessional is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES OBSESSIONAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of obsessional in the English dictionary

The definition of obsessional in the dictionary is relating to or affected by a persistent idea or impulse that continually forces its way into consciousness, often associated with anxiety and mental illness. Other definition of obsessional is having a persistent preoccupation, idea, or feeling.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OBSESSIONAL


additional
əˈdɪʃənəl
constitutional
ˌkɒnstɪˈtjuːʃənəl
conventional
kənˈvɛnʃənəl
educational
ˌɛdjʊˈkeɪʃənəl
emotional
ɪˈməʊʃənəl
exceptional
ɪkˈsɛpʃənəl
functional
ˈfʌŋkʃənəl
institutional
ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃənəl
international
ˌɪntəˈnæʃənəl
national
ˈnæʃənəl
operational
ˌɒpəˈreɪʃənəl
optional
ˈɒpʃənəl
professional
prəˈfɛʃənəl
progressional
prəʊˈɡreʃənəl
promotional
prəˈməʊʃənəl
subprofessional
ˌsʌbprəˈfeʃənəl
successional
səkˈseʃənəl
traditional
trəˈdɪʃənəl
transgressional
trænzˈɡreʃənəl
transitional
trænˈzɪʃənəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OBSESSIONAL

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE OBSESSIONAL

computational
congressional
dimensional
fictional
informational
instructional
motivational
nutritional
occasional
occupational
organizational
personal
proportional
rational
recreational
regional
sectional
the Grand National
the National
the Second International
vocational

Synonyms and antonyms of obsessional in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «obsessional» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OBSESSIONAL

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

Translator English - Chinese

强迫
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

obsesiva
570 millions of speakers

English

obsessional
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

obsessional
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المتسلطه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

навязчивости
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

obsessiva
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আচ্ছন্ন করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

obsessionnelle
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Obsessional
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zwangs
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

強迫
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

강박
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Obsessional
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ám ảnh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மிகைவிருப்ப
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

व्यापणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

saplantılı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ossessivo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

obsesyjny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нав´язливості
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

obsesional
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ψυχαναγκαστικές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

obsessionele
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tvångsmässig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

obsessional
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of obsessional

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OBSESSIONAL»

The term «obsessional» is regularly used and occupies the 78.000 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OBSESSIONAL» OVER TIME

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

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3 QUOTES WITH «OBSESSIONAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word obsessional.
1
Karl Abraham
Even in my first analysis of a depressive psychosis, I was immediately struck by its structural similarity with obsessional neurosis.
2
Yayoi Kusama
My art originates from hallucinations only I can see. I translate the hallucinations and obsessional images that plague me into sculptures and paintings.
3
Jacques Lacan
Obsessional does not necessarily mean sexual obsession, not even obsession for this, or for that in particular; to be an obsessional means to find oneself caught in a mechanism, in a trap increasingly demanding and endless.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OBSESSIONAL»

Discover the use of obsessional in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to obsessional and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Later Lacan: An Introduction
Compulsion ofThought Let us start from a particular symptom, the one that characterizes obsessional neurosis. In this neurosis, compulsion characterizes the symptom, as compulsion of thought. Obsessionals suffer from their thought, ...
Veronique Voruz, Bogdan Wolf, 2012
2
Death and Grief: A Guide for Clergy
Allowing and encouraging memories of the past assists in freeing the mourner from the emotional investment of the past; therefore, making possible, a hopeful feeling about the present and future OBSESSIONAL REVIEW OR RUMINATION ...
Alan Wolfelt, 1988
3
Three Case Histories
These histories reveal not only the working of the unconscious in paranoid and neurotic cases, but also the agility of Freud's own mind and his method for treating the disorders.
Sigmund Freud, 2008
4
Handbook of Psychiatry: Volume 4, The Neuroses and ...
The possession of marked obsessional traits, and even minor degrees of obsessional illness, can be consistent with great ability and achievements and indeed the presence of such traits and symptoms may be seen to contribute to the ...
Gerald F. M. Russell, Lionel Hersov, 1983
5
On Being Normal and Other Disorders: A Manual for Clinical ...
Hysterical revendication finds its perfect mirror image here in the oblative obsessional. This inevitably gives rise to a classic spiral: nothing an obsessional gives will ever be enough, and the hysterical subject soon interprets this refusal to give ...
Paul Verhaeghe, 2008
6
Handbook of Psychiatry: Volume 1, General Psychopathology
The compulsion exerted by obsessional preoccupations is recognized by the patients as a product of some unwelcome part of their own minds. This distinguishes obsessional compulsions from the compulsions experienced by schizophrenic ...
M. Shepherd, O. L. Zangwill, 1983
7
The Freud Encyclopedia: Theory, Therapy, and Culture
This article examines how efforts since the publication of Inhibitions, Symptoms and Anxiety have added both to the understanding of the etiology of the obsessional neurosis per se and, more important, to the clarification of the more general ...
Edward Erwin, 2002
8
Fish's Clinical Psychopathology: Signs and Symptoms in ...
They may result from an obsessional impulse that leads directly to the action, or they may be mediated by an obsessional mental image or thought, as, for example, when the obsessional fear of contamination leads to compulsive washing.
F. J. Fish, Patricia R. Casey, Brendan Kelly, 2007
9
Obsessive-compulsive Disorder Spectrum: Pathogenesis, ...
However, the items' content was nonspecific; hence, Cooper (1970) developed the Leyton Obsessional Inventory, in which he included some of Sandler and Hazari's items. Before proceeding with the most commonly used scales in assessing ...
Jose A. Yaryura-Tobias, Fugen A. Neziroglu, 1997
10
The OCD Workbook: Your Guide to Breaking Free from ...
Decades of experience of dozens of clinicians treating thousands of patients with primarily obsessional OCD clearly confirm this. The thoughts all have the same theme: that you will somehow lose control of yourself, your faculties, and your ...
Bruce M. Hyman, Cherlene Pedrick, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OBSESSIONAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term obsessional is used in the context of the following news items.
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Continued: IIT Roorkee Protests As Assoc. Dean Suggests That It's …
What is not written into these core values is an obsessional respect for only one metre of academic capability. The students in IIT Roorkee are ... «Youth Ki Awaaz, Jul 15»
2
On the Record: Apple's radio station Beats 1 and the JNLR
On the other hand, Irish bands of every stripe give out about not getting played on Irish radio with an obsessional frequency. Some even go ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
3
Backpage.com Sues Over Illinois Sheriff's Unconstitutional Bullying …
And if you think that's an unnecessarily biased way to put it, read on for the details of Dart's quixotic, seemingly obsessional crusade. "For over ... «Reason, Jul 15»
4
Former bikie enforcer Toby Mitchell granted bail
Mr O'Connell said the man was a "compulsive and convincing liar" who had developed an "obsessional infatuation" with Mitchell, and had ... «The Age, Jul 15»
5
Ardani 25 Dance Gala, London Coliseum, review: 'extraordinary'
That propulsive obsessional sound is used to striking effect when Osipova kicks to each deep pull of a violin bow, and when a supporting cast ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
6
Hamish McLachlan: RCH neurologist Jeremy Freeman is my hero …
Within my department I'm probably one of the more obsessional. My office is the neatest, I have to say, so although I'd like to say I don't get ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
7
Wayward Pines Season 1 Episode 9 Review – 'The Reckoning'
A woman so adamant in her support of Pilcher that it verges on the obsessional. You see what M Night Shyamalan has created in conjunction ... «Flickering Myth, Jul 15»
8
'Deeply unpleasant' sex attack by man with a 'vibrator obsession'
... that he phoned the council to complain he could hear buzzing. But his obsessional behaviour took a dark turn when he attacked a woman. «Torquay Herald Express, Jul 15»
9
How does In win the European referendum? But admitting Out has a …
What would be so great about leaving, above and beyond the seemingly obsessional desire to do so? For those of us living in the north of ... «New Statesman, Jul 15»
10
CEQA: California's Environmental Quibbling Act
Petty, obsessional, partisan, arbitrary, capricious, myopic, sentimental, litigious, narcissistic, non-scientific and radical-green eco-group ... «City Watch, Jul 15»

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