| NOUN | motive | obsession, compulsion | an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will |
|---|---|---|---|
| cognition | obsession, fixation | an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation / preoccupation with something or someone |
| Sounds | ahbseh'shahn | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | An irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | compulsion | |
| Narrower | onomatomania | obsession with a particular word which the person uses repeatedly or which intrudes into consciousness |
| Broader | irrational motive | A motivation that is inconsistent with reason or logic |
| Spanish | compulsión, obsesión | |
| Catalan | obsessió | |
| Adjectives | obsessional | characterized by or constituting / constituting an obsession / obsession |
| Meaning | An unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation / preoccupation with something or someone. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | fixation | |
| Broader | preoccupation | An idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention |
| Spanish | fijación, obsesión | |
| Catalan | fixació, obsessió | |
| Adjectives | obsessional | characterized by or constituting / constituting an obsession / obsession |
| Verbs | obsess | haunt like a ghost / ghost |
| obsess | be preoccupied with something | |
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