uncountable an emotional state in which someone or something is so important to you that you are always thinking about them, in a way that seems extreme to other people
obsession with:
Jack’s obsession with personalcleanlinessannoys everyone.
The girls’ interest in the star had bordered on obsession (=was almost an obsession).
Synonyms and related words
Psychological processes
catharsis
complex
conditioning
1a
countable someone or something that is so important to you that you are always thinking about them, in a way that seems extreme to other people
Food has become an obsession for many people.
Synonyms and related words
Important thing or detail
feature
priority
element
obsession
noun
US /əbˈseʃ(ə)n/
Word Forms
singular
obsession
plural
obsessions
DEFINITIONS1
1
uncountable an emotional state in which someone or something is so important to you that you are always thinking about them, in a way that seems extreme to other people
obsession with:
Jack’s obsession with personalcleanlinessannoys everyone.
The girls’ interest in the star had bordered on obsession (=was almost an obsession).
Synonyms and related words
Psychological processes
catharsis
complex
conditioning
1a
countable someone or something that is so important to you that you are always thinking about them, in a way that seems extreme to other people