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obsessive
[ uhb-ses-iv ]
/ ÉbĖsÉs ÉŖv /
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adjective
noun
someone who has an obsession or obsessions; a person who thinks or behaves in an obsessive manner.
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Origin of obsessive
First recorded in 1910ā15; obsess(ion) + -ive
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British Dictionary definitions for obsessive
obsessive
/ (ÉbĖsÉsÉŖv) /
adjective
psychiatry motivated by a persistent overriding idea or impulse, often associated with anxiety and mental illness
continually preoccupied with a particular activity, person, or thing
noun
psychiatry a person subject to obsession
a person who is continually preoccupied with a particular activity, person, or thing
Derived forms of obsessive
obsessively, adverbobsessiveness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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