obsessive

[US]/əbˈsesɪv/
[UK]/əbˈsesɪv/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj.having an excessive preoccupation or fixation

Phrases & Collocations

obsessive behavior

obsessive thoughts

obsessive-compulsive disorder

obsessive love

obsessive personality

Example Sentences

an obsessive interest in something

an obsessive need to win.

his obsessive jealousy of his exwife

the citizen must be emancipated from the obsessive secrecy of government.

his strength was his obsessive single-mindedness.

The interiors of these buildings are particularly unusual, characterized by an almost obsessive tidiness, and also by lacework and by an abundance of ornaments.

The actress is asking the court to protect her from an obsessive fan who is making her life a misery.

Real-world Examples

Get rid of her, obsessive and shrill!

Source: Friends Season 7

It sounds a little better, less obsessive, less boring.

Source: Learn grammar with Lucy.

Controlling, obsessive — classic Commandant personality type.

Source: Modern Family - Season 10

This is obsessive, even for you.

Source: English little tyrant

Even political obsessives do not want to read endless self-justification.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Yeah, it was a blast.I'm pretty obsessive when it comes to Jenny Lewis.My favorite band of all time.

Source: Conan Talk Show

And I'm sort of obsessive about this in my collecting.

Source: Vox opinion

And I was obsessive about working out and eating very little.

Source: The private playlist of a celebrity.

Still sometimes this obsessive micromanaging of society spilled over into cartoonishness.

Source: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

There the obsessive fears in my brain left me. I became surprisingly calm again.

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

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