Meanings
nounobsessiveness (uncountable)
- uncountableThe characteristic of being obsessive.
His obsessiveness makes it hard to get a word in when you talk to him.
1 more example
The part of that word to focus on is bunk, short for bunkum, which is what these types attack with vigor and all the obsessiveness of the bunkum spreaders themselves.
2005 December 25, Michael Sokolove, “The Debunker”, in The New York Times Magazine
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
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obsessiveness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obsessiveness
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“obsessiveness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obsessiveness. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “obsessiveness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obsessiveness.
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