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  1. 1. n. The act of besieging. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. The state of being besieged; -- used specifically of a person beset by a spirit from without. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will Source: wordnet
  4. 4. n. an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone Source: wordnet
  5. 5. 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. Source: webster
  6. 6. n:100 n. an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone Source: ecdict

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