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εμμονή
obsession /e.mo.ˈni/
nounB2#2020 most common
Also: fixation, persistence
Example sentences
Έχει εμμονή με τη μουσική.
He has an obsession with music.
Η εμμονή της με τα παπούτσια είναι γνωστή σε όλους.
Her obsession with shoes is known to everyone.
Ο προπονητής έχει εμμονή με τη νίκη σε κάθε αγώνα.
The coach has an obsession with winning every match.
Η εμμονή του με την τάξη τον κάνει να καθαρίζει το σπίτι κάθε μέρα.
His fixation on order makes him clean the house every day.
Η ψυχαναλυτική θεωρία εξετάζει την εμμονή ως σύμπτωμα καταπιεσμένων συγκρούσεων.
Psychoanalytic theory examines obsession as a symptom of repressed conflicts.
Οι εμμονές που βασανίζουν τους ασθενείς με ιδεοψυχαναγκαστική διαταραχή συνοδεύονται συχνά από επαναλαμβανόμενες τελετουργίες.
The obsessions that torment patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder are often accompanied by repetitive rituals.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | η εμμονή | οι εμμονές |
| Genitive | της εμμονής | των εμμονών |
| Accusative | την εμμονή | τις εμμονές |
| Vocative | εμμονή | εμμονές |
Word family
εμμένωto persist in, abide by
έμμονοςfixed, persistent, obsessive
εμμονικόςobsessive
μένωto stay, remainυπομονήpatienceEtymology
Εμμονή comes from ancient Greek ἐμμονή, meaning a remaining or abiding in something. It derives from the verb ἐμμένω, to abide in or persist, built from ἐν (in) plus μένω (to remain, to stay). Over time the sense narrowed from neutral persistence to the modern meaning of a fixed idea or obsession.
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