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- [uh b-ses-iv]
- /əbˈsɛs ɪv/
- /əbˈses.ɪv/
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- [uh b-ses-iv]
- /əbˈsɛs ɪv/
Definitions of obsessive word
- adjective obsessive being, pertaining to, or resembling an obsession: an obsessive fear of illness. 1
- adjective obsessive causing an obsession. 1
- adjective obsessive excessive, especially extremely so. 1
- noun obsessive someone who has an obsession or obsessions; a person who thinks or behaves in an obsessive manner. 1
- noun obsessive Of the nature of an obsession. 1
- adjective obsessive person: excessively preoccupied 1
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Origin of obsessive
First appearance:
before 1910 One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1910-15; obsess(ion) + -ive
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Parts of speech for Obsessive
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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obsessive popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
obsessive usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for obsessive
noun obsessive
- fanatic — a person with an extreme and uncritical enthusiasm or zeal, as in religion or politics.
- enthusiast — A person who is highly interested in a particular activity or subject.
- devotee — Someone who is a devotee of a subject or activity is very enthusiastic about it.
- buff — Something that is buff is pale brown in colour.
- nut — the goddess of the sky, sometimes shown as a cow bearing Ra on her back and the stars on her underside.
adjective obsessive
- compulsive — You use compulsive to describe people or their behaviour when they cannot stop doing something wrong, harmful, or unnecessary.
- fanatical — motivated or characterized by an extreme, uncritical enthusiasm or zeal, as in religion or politics.
- fixated — to fix; make stable or stationary.
- infatuated — to inspire or possess with a foolish or unreasoning passion, as of love.
- neurotic — pertaining to the nerves or to nerve disease; neural: no longer in technical use.
Antonyms for obsessive
adjective obsessive
- easygoing — going easily, as a horse.
- altruistic — If your behaviour or motives are altruistic, you show concern for the happiness and welfare of other people rather than for yourself.
- humble — not proud or arrogant; modest: to be humble although successful.
- modest — having or showing a moderate or humble estimate of one's merits, importance, etc.; free from vanity, egotism, boastfulness, or great pretensions.
- reserved — kept in reserve; forming a reserve: a reserve fund; a reserve supply.
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