obsession
noun
the domination of one's thoughts or feelings by a persistent idea, image, desire, etc.
obsessions
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pluralof obsession.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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One of my climate obsessions, post-California, is clean indoor air, which rules out burning wood inside the house.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Her own relationship to the subject provides a kind of narrative service road to Mr. Lowe’s four-lane highway of ultramarathoners and their obsessions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
His best work tunneled into life’s darkest spaces to excavate ideas about our fears and obsessions, often reflected through dazzling practical effects that matched the naturalism of his greatest feature: a singularly expressive, malleable face.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
I am growing to love Jane Schoenbrun’s exfoliation of ’80s horror obsessions, especially for the movie’s nonjudgmental embrace: Let these movies be free in all their “problematic” badness and let them work on you.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
The only thing Anorak's Almanac seemed to indicate was that a familiarity with Halliday’s various obsessions would be essential to finding the egg.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
