Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, characteristic of, or causing an obsession.
- adjective Excessive in degree or nature.
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- adjective Prone to cause
obsession - adjective Having one thought or pursuing one activity to the absolute or nearly absolute exclusion of all others.
- adjective
Excessive , as results from obsession. - noun A person who is
obsessed , who has anobsession
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective characterized by or constituting an obsession
- noun a person who has obsessions
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Examples
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Mr. ROTH: Oh, obsessive is a word everybody uses, but maniacal?
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The term obsessive compulsive refers to a wide range of different behaviors.
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I only wish I could be this encyclopedic — or is the word obsessive.
Ask Matt: Supernatural, USA vs. NBC, Lights Out, Nikita, Criminal Minds and More! 2011
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But he also concludes that Obama struggles with what he calls "obsessive bipartisan disorder": a deep-seated need to unify the people around him, which stems from his childhood marred by broken families, from men who were not fathers, and from his need to make sense of being biracial while being raised by white grandparents.
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GROSS: Well, obsessive is going to extremes and medium is not.
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GROSS: Well, obsessive is going to extremes and medium is not.
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Noticing when satisfying a craving passes from utilitarian to obsessive is at the crux of psychological health.
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GROSS: Well, obsessive is going to extremes and medium is not.
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GROSS: Well, obsessive is going to extremes and medium is not.
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GROSS: Well, obsessive is going to extremes and medium is not.
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