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Definition of Obsessive

1. Noun. A person who has obsessions.

2. Adjective. Characterized by or constituting an obsession. "Obsessive gambling"

Definition of Obsessive

1. Adjective. Prone to cause obsession ¹

2. Adjective. Having one thought or pursuing one activity to the absolute or nearly absolute exclusion of all others. ¹

3. Adjective. Excessive, as results from obsession. ¹

4. Noun. A person who is obsessed, who has an obsession ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Obsessive

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Obsessive

observes observest observeth observin' observing observingly obsess obsessed obsesses obsessing

obsession obsessional obsessional neurosis obsessionally obsessions obsessive (current term) obsessive-compulsive obsessive-compulsive disorder obsessive-compulsive neurosis obsessive-compulsive personality

obsessive-compulsive personality disorder obsessive behaviour obsessive personality obsessively obsessiveness obsessivenesses obsessives obsessivity obsessor obsessors

Literary usage of Obsessive

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Mental Conflicts and Misconduct by William Healy (1917)
"CHAPTER V CONFLICTS ACCOMPANIED BY obsessive IMAGERY OTHER mental manifestations besides the conflict may be dynamic features of the background in cases of ..."

2. Value of Psychiatric Treatment: Its Efficacy in Severe Mental Disorders edited by Samuel J. Keith (1996)
"Ananth, J; Pecknold, JC; van den Steen, N; and Engelsmann, F. Double-blind comparative study of clomipramine and amitriptyline in obsessive neurosis. Prog. ..."

3. The Lancet-clinic by Mississippi Valley Medical Association, Ohio Valley Medical Association (1905)
"The basis of the ideo-obsessive constitution is the existence of the ... Besides these essential obsessive states, there exist systematic obsessive ideas ..."

4. Sexual Problems of Today by William Josephus Robinson (1919)
"... THE obsessive FEAE OF VENEREAL INFECTION THE fear of venereal diseases is a wise and well justified fear. It is a fear that teaches us care and caution ..."

5. Depression in Primary Care: Detection and Diagnosi by DIANE Publishing Company (1993)
"obsessive-Compulsive Disorders Guideline: For those depressed patients whose disorder has some obsessive features, the mood disorder is the initial focus of ..."

6. The Neuroscience of Mental Health: A Report on Neuroscience Research edited by Stephen H. Koslow (1997)
"Depression and obsessive- Compulsive Disorder Although depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder are distinctly different illnesses, they share several ..."

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