Saturday, September 11, 2010

The very obvious

ob·ses·sion[uhb-sesh-uhn] noun

1. the domination of one's thoughts or feelings by a persistent idea, image, desire, etc.
2. the idea, image, desire, feeling, etc., itself.
3. the state of being obsessed.
4. the act of obsessing.

Origin:
1505–15; < class="ital-inline">obsessiōn- (s. of obsessiō) blockade, siege, equiv. to obsess(us) (see obsess) + -iōn- -ion

ob·ses·sion·al, adjective
non·ob·ses·sion, noun
non·ob·ses·sion·al, adjective
self-ob·ses·sion, noun

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