obsessional
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- antiobsessional adjective
- obsessionality noun
- obsessionally adverb
Example Sentences
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According to Healthline, pure obsessional disorder is not a separate diagnosis from OCD, but the specific description does apply to many people.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2025
It's all to do with the mind-body connection, says Dr Heather Sequeira, a clinical psychologist who specialises in anxiety and obsessional behaviours.
From BBC • Nov. 3, 2023
But it's an obsessional quest to find the hand she held.
From Salon • Jun. 23, 2023
In some situations exposure therapy can take place in settings — like a grocery store, parking lot or playground — pertinent to the client’s specific obsessional triggers, Yeh says.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 3, 2022
There was an obsessional element to it that put me off.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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