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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He pursued his obsessions, becoming an expert on apocalyptic texts and a pioneer cataloger of medieval manuscripts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
There are those about unusual obsessions, like the Ford executive who kept score of colleagues’ verbal flubs, and odd jobs, like the hairy Utah men benefiting from a booming market for Jesus models.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Rowbottom’s willingness to move toward culturally uncomfortable material is central to her work, he stressed, treating so-called lowbrow or feminine cultural obsessions not as guilty pleasures, but as material worthy of literary merit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
This isn’t all that uncommon: Trends crop up in filmmaking all the time, as potential narratives emerge from real-life events and cultural obsessions.
From Salon ● May 25, 2026
Saddling my brother with my own obsessions with chance and fate?
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
