NOUN | motive | obsession, compulsion | an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will |
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cognition | obsession, fixation | an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation / preoccupation with something or someone |
Sounds | ahbseh'shahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | An irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will. | |
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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. | |
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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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