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ob•ses•sive

Pronunciation: (ub-ses'iv), [key]
—adj.
1. being, pertaining to, or resembling an obsession: an obsessive fear of illness.
2. causing an obsession.
3. excessive, esp. extremely so.

—n.
someone who has an obsession or obsessions; a person who thinks or behaves in an obsessive manner.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

obsession

obsessive-compulsive

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