obsessão

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin obsessiō (“siege; obsession”), from obsideō (“I siege”), from ob (“before”) + sedeō (“I sit”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌob.se.ˈsɐ̃w̃/, /ˌo.bi.se.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
(South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌob.se.ˈsãõ/, /ˌo.bi.se.ˈsãõ/
Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃

Noun

obsessão f (plural obsessões)

fixation, obsession
(psychology) obsession (compulsive or irrational preoccupation)
(theology) vexation caused by the Devil’s influence, without possession

Synonyms

(fixation): apego, fixação, obcecação
(compulsive preoccupation): compulsão, neurose

Related terms

obsessionado
obsessional
obsessivamente
obsessividade

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