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Definition of Obsessiveness
1. Noun. Extreme compulsiveness.
Generic synonyms: Compulsiveness, Compulsivity
Derivative terms: Obsessive, Obsessive
Definition of Obsessiveness
1. Noun. The characteristic of being obsessive. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Obsessiveness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Obsessiveness
Literary usage of Obsessiveness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Drug Addiction Research & the Health of Women edited by Cora L. Wetherington (1999)
"One area in which females rated higher than males was intra' psychic distress,
such as depression, anxiety, and obsessiveness. ..."
2. The Mount Vernon Street Warrens: A Boston Story, 1860-1910 by Martin Burgess Green (1880)
"19 That dogged obsessiveness—and that quaintly old- fashioned taste—are clues to
his personality. There was always something comical about Fiske, ..."
3. Homosexuality: The Psychology of the Creative Process by Paul Rosenfels (1986)
"Without continuity in relationships the romantic capacities cannot grow, and
there is always the threat in such sexual obsessiveness of a narcissistic ..."
4. Orpheus Philologus: Bachofen Versus Mommsen on the Study of Antiquity by Lionel Gossman (1983)
"Despite some exaggeration and an obsessiveness that clearly reflects the mobilization
of profound psychic energies, Bachofen represents a certain vision of ..."
5. Prison Conditions in Japan by Joanna Weschler (1995)
"... the restrictions on contacts between prisoners and the outside world, including
legal representation; the correction system's obsessiveness about rules; ..."
6. American Medicine (1921)
"... in a broader sense, of obsessive mental processes in general, is that paradoxical
feeling of compulsion or obsessiveness in which absurd ..."
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