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obsessiveness Definition


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obsessive
adj
    1. Relating to or resulting from obsession, an obsession or obsessions.
      Thesaurus: compulsive, consuming, haunting, maddening, tormenting, gripping, fixed; Antonym: optional, volitional.
    2. Said of a person: affected by an obsession.
noun
    1. Someone affected or characterized by obsessive behaviour.
Derivative: obsessively
adverb
    Derivative: obsessiveness
    noun
      Etymology: Early 20c.



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