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obsession

obsession

noun ohp-seh-SYOHN Rare

Usage Note

Obsession is used in both psychiatric contexts and informal speech to describe a persistent preoccupation. The verb obséder means 'to obsess' or 'to haunt'; obsédé (noun) means 'obsessive' or colloquially 'a pervert'. The phrase avoir une obsession pour is the natural construction.

Examples

"Son obsession pour le travail l'épuise."

Natural Translation

His obsession with work exhausts him.

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