- the domination of one's thoughts or feelings by a persistent idea, image, desire, etc.
- the idea, image, desire, feeling, etc., itself.
- the state of being obsessed.
- the act of obsessing.
- a persistent idea or impulse that continually forces its way into consciousness, often associated with anxiety and mental illness
- a persistent preoccupation, idea, or feeling
- the act of obsessing or the state of being obsessed
