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POSSESSIVENESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Excessive desire to possess or dominate
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("possessiveness" is a kind of...):
greed (excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves)
Derivation:
possessive (desirous of owning)
possessive (having or showing a desire to control or dominate)
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