obsessional

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adjective

Marked by obsession

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obsessiveneuroticpsychoneurotic
OriginProto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English obsession →
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Meanings

adjectiveobsessional (comparative more obsessional, superlative most obsessional)

comparative more obsessional · superlative most obsessional

  1. Marked by obsession

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivecharacterized by or constituting an obsession

Similar
obsessiveneuroticpsychoneurotic
Also see
obsessive

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishobsession
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishobsessional

From obsession + -al.

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APA

obsessional. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obsessional

MLA

“obsessional.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obsessional. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “obsessional,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obsessional.

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