obsession
1. an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will - her compulsion to wash her hands repeatedly • Syn: compulsion • Derivationally related forms: obsessional, compulsive (for: compulsion) • Hypernyms: irrational motive • Hyponyms: onomatomania 2. an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone • Syn: fixation • Derivationally related forms: fixate (for: fixation), obsessional, obsess • Hypernyms: preoccupation
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