obsession :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (2)

fixation

n. an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone

compulsion

n. an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions against your will

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Fuzzynyms (24)

monopolization, monopolisation

n. domination (of a market or commodity) to the exclusion of others

complex, composite

n. a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts; "the complex of shopping malls, houses, and roads created a new town"

control, control condition

n. a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment; "the control condition was inappropriate for the conclusions he wished to draw"

motivation, motive, need

n. the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior; "we did not understand his motivation"; "he acted with the best of motives"

complex

n. (psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior

cacoethes, mania

n. an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action

preoccupation

n. an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention

life

n. a motive for living; "pottery was his life"

longing, yearning

n. prolonged unfulfilled desire or need

desire

n. the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state