obsession

1 an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions against your will [syn: compulsion]

2 an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone [syn: fixation]

English

Noun

1. a compulsive or irrational preoccupation
2. an unhealthy fixation

Translations

e.g. jade shaw

Related terms

• obsessed
• obsessive

The term Obsession may refer to:

Psychology

• Obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, a mental disorder
• Obsessive love
• Sexual obsessions

Literature

• Obsessed (novel), 2005 thriller
• Obsession (book), 1998 nonfiction book about criminal obsession, and how victims can fight back

Film

• Ossessione (lit. Obsession), a 1943 neorealistic classic directed by Luchino Visconti
• Obsession (film), a 1949 British thriller directed by Edward Dmytryk
• Obsession (film), a 1976 psychological thriller/mystery
• Obsession, alternate title for the 1980 Canadian film Circle of Two, which starred Richard Burton and Tatum O'Neil
• Twisted Obsession, a 1990 Spanish erotic thriller
• Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West, a 2005 American documentary film about Islamist teachings and goals
• Obsession (porn star) (b. 1976), an adult film actress

Television

• "Obsession" (Star Trek), a 1967 episode of Star Trek: The Original Series
• Magnificent Obsessions, a 2002-3 Canadian documentary
• Obsession (X-Men episode), 1994 episode from season 3 of X-Men

Music

• Idée fixe redirects here. In music it refers to leitmotif
• Bad Obsession, a 1991 song by Guns N' Roses
• The Obsessed, an American doom metal band (1977-1995)
• Obsessions (record label)
• Obsession (album), Various albums by different artists that are named Obsession
• Obsession (band), Hip-hop band
• Obsession (band), Heavy Metal band

Songs

• "Obsession," a song by DJ Tiësto from his album In My Memory
• "Obsession (I Love You)", 2003 single by Amiel, on her debut album Audio Out
• "Obsession (No Es Amor)", a 2005 single by Frankie J featuring Baby Bash in 2005
• "Obsession" (song), 1985 hit single by musical band Animotion
• "Obsession", a song by See-Saw and the opening theme to the 2002/2003 anime series .hack//Sign
• "Obsession", a song on album Massive Luxury Overdose by Army of lovers

Gaming

• Obsession (board game), a board game for two players in which the player wins by moving their ten rings along numbered slots
• Obsession (computer game), a 1994 computer game

Other

• Obsession (perfume), a perfume by Calvin Klein
• Obsession (Spiritism), a type of psychic disorder induced by the influence of an evil spirit as defined by Spiritism

See also

• Fixation

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