Medical Dictionary

obsession

noun ob·ses·sion \äb-ˈsesh-ən, əb-\

Medical Definition of OBSESSION

:  a persistent disturbing preoccupation with an often unreasonable idea or feeling; also :  something that causes such preoccupation—compare compulsion, phobia
ob·ses·sion·al \-ˈsesh-nəl, -ən-əl\ adjective

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