"obsessive" meaning in English

See obsessive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /əbˈsɛsɪv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-obsessive.wav Forms: more obsessive [comparative], most obsessive [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛsɪv Etymology: From obsess + -ive. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|obsess|ive}} obsess + -ive Head templates: {{en-adj}} obsessive (comparative more obsessive, superlative most obsessive)
  1. Prone to cause obsession. Categories (topical): Personality Translations (prone to cause obsession): натрапчив (natrapčiv) (Bulgarian), obsederend (Dutch), obsedant (Romanian), opsedàntan [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian)
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  2. Having one thought or pursuing one activity to the absolute or nearly absolute exclusion of all others. Synonyms (having one thought or pursuing one activity): unrelenting, unyielding, headstrong Translations (having one thought or pursuing one activity to the absolute or nearly absolute exclusion of all others): маниакален (maniakalen) (Bulgarian), obsessiu (Catalan), obsessief (Dutch), dwangmatig (Dutch), pakkomielteinen (Finnish), obsessif (French), obsesivo [masculine] (Galician), obsessiv (German), zwanghaft (German), dúghafach (Irish), ossessivo (Italian), obsessivo (Portuguese), obsesivo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-obsessive-en-adj-D4cjCRjv Disambiguation of 'having one thought or pursuing one activity': 7 91 2 Disambiguation of 'having one thought or pursuing one activity to the absolute or nearly absolute exclusion of all others': 2 98 0
  3. Excessive, as results from obsession. Translations (excessive): obsessiv (German), besessen (German), ιδεοληπτικός (ideoliptikós) (Greek), ψυχαναγκαστικός (psychanagkastikós) (Greek), obsesyjny (Polish)
    Sense id: en-obsessive-en-adj-5hCML3mw Disambiguation of 'excessive': 0 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: obsessive-compulsive, obsessive-compulsive disorder, obsessive-compulsiveness, obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, obsessive compulsive spartanism, obsessive-compulsivity, obsessively, schizo-obsessive disorder Related terms: obsess, obsession, obsessional

Noun

IPA: /əbˈsɛsɪv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-obsessive.wav Forms: obsessives [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛsɪv Etymology: From obsess + -ive. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|obsess|ive}} obsess + -ive Head templates: {{en-noun}} obsessive (plural obsessives)
  1. A person who is obsessed, who has an obsession. Translations (person who is obsessed): geobsedeerde [masculine] (Dutch), obsédé [masculine] (French), ιδεοληπτικός (ideoliptikós) (Greek), ψυχαναγκαστικός (psychanagkastikós) (Greek)
    Sense id: en-obsessive-en-noun-mA-jnwpF

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      "glosses": [
        "Excessive, as results from obsession."
      ],
      "links": [
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          "Excessive",
          "excessive"
        ]
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/əbˈsɛsɪv/"
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      "sense": "having one thought or pursuing one activity",
      "word": "unrelenting"
    },
    {
      "sense": "having one thought or pursuing one activity",
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      "sense": "having one thought or pursuing one activity",
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "natrapčiv",
      "sense": "prone to cause obsession",
      "word": "натрапчив"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "prone to cause obsession",
      "word": "obsederend"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "prone to cause obsession",
      "word": "obsedant"
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "prone to cause obsession",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "maniakalen",
      "sense": "having one thought or pursuing one activity to the absolute or nearly absolute exclusion of all others",
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      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "having one thought or pursuing one activity to the absolute or nearly absolute exclusion of all others",
      "word": "obsessiu"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "having one thought or pursuing one activity to the absolute or nearly absolute exclusion of all others",
      "word": "obsessief"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "having one thought or pursuing one activity to the absolute or nearly absolute exclusion of all others",
      "word": "dwangmatig"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having one thought or pursuing one activity to the absolute or nearly absolute exclusion of all others",
      "word": "pakkomielteinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "having one thought or pursuing one activity to the absolute or nearly absolute exclusion of all others",
      "word": "obsessif"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "having one thought or pursuing one activity to the absolute or nearly absolute exclusion of all others",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "obsesivo"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "having one thought or pursuing one activity to the absolute or nearly absolute exclusion of all others",
      "word": "obsessiv"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "having one thought or pursuing one activity to the absolute or nearly absolute exclusion of all others",
      "word": "zwanghaft"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "having one thought or pursuing one activity to the absolute or nearly absolute exclusion of all others",
      "word": "dúghafach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "having one thought or pursuing one activity to the absolute or nearly absolute exclusion of all others",
      "word": "ossessivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "having one thought or pursuing one activity to the absolute or nearly absolute exclusion of all others",
      "word": "obsessivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "having one thought or pursuing one activity to the absolute or nearly absolute exclusion of all others",
      "word": "obsesivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "excessive",
      "word": "obsessiv"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "excessive",
      "word": "besessen"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ideoliptikós",
      "sense": "excessive",
      "word": "ιδεοληπτικός"
    },
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "psychanagkastikós",
      "sense": "excessive",
      "word": "ψυχαναγκαστικός"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "excessive",
      "word": "obsesyjny"
    }
  ],
  "word": "obsessive"
}

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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "person who is obsessed",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "geobsedeerde"
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "person who is obsessed",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "obsédé"
    },
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "ideoliptikós",
      "sense": "person who is obsessed",
      "word": "ιδεοληπτικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "psychanagkastikós",
      "sense": "person who is obsessed",
      "word": "ψυχαναγκαστικός"
    }
  ],
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}

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