English noun: obsession | |||
| 1. | obsession (motive) an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will | ||
| Samples | Her compulsion to wash her hands repeatedly. | ||
| Synonyms | compulsion | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | irrational motive | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | onomatomania | ||
| 2. | obsession (cognition) an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone | ||
| Synonyms | fixation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | preoccupation | ||