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obsessão

obsessão

Portuguese

Noun

obsessão f (plural obsessões)

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

Synonyms

Related terms

  • obsessionado
  • obsessional
  • obsessivamente
  • obsessividade

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

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