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OBSESSIVE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A person who has obsessions

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("obsessive" is a kind of...):

mental case; neurotic; psychoneurotic (a person suffering from neurosis)

Derivation:

obsessive (characterized by or constituting an obsession)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Characterized by or constituting an obsession

Example:

obsessive gambling

Synonyms:

obsessional; obsessive

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

neurotic; psychoneurotic (affected with emotional disorder)

Derivation:

obsess (be preoccupied with something)

obsessive (a person who has obsessions)

obsessiveness; obsessivity (extreme compulsiveness)

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