obsessive love disorder

noun

A mental health condition in which a person feels an overwhelming obsessive desire to possess and protect another person, sometimes with an inability to accept failure or rejection.

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nounobsessive love disorder (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA mental health condition in which a person feels an overwhelming obsessive desire to possess and protect another person, sometimes with an inability to accept failure or rejection.

    Synonyms: OLD

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nounA mental health condition in which a person feels an overwhelming obsessive desire to possess and protect another person, sometimes with an inability to accept failure or rejection.

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