Thesaurus: obsession
The act of besieging.
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Definitions
- n. The act of besieging.
- n. The state of being besieged; -- used specifically of a person beset by a spirit from without.
- n. an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will
- n. an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone
- 1. The act of besieging. Johnson. 2. The state of being besieged; -- used specifically of a person beset by a spirit from without. Tylor. Whether by obsession or possession, I will not determine. Burton.
- n:100 n. an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone