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OBSESSIVE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who has obsessions
Classified under:
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:
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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