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obsesie
obsession /obˈse.si.e/
noun#5554 most common
Also: fixation, preoccupation
Example sentences
Am o obsesie.
I have an obsession.
Obsesia lui este fotbalul.
His obsession is football.
Ordinea este o mică obsesie pentru mine.
Order is a small obsession of mine.
Obsesia ei pentru curățenie a devenit o problemă.
Her obsession with cleanliness became a problem.
Psihologul a discutat despre obsesiile pacientului legate de control.
The psychologist discussed the patient's obsessions related to control.
Romanul explorează cu finețe felul în care o obsesie aparent inofensivă se poate transforma, treptat, într-o formă de autodistrugere.
The novel subtly explores how a seemingly harmless obsession can gradually turn into a form of self-destruction.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | obsesie | obsesii |
| Genitive | obsesiei | obsesiilor |
| Accusative | obsesie | obsesii |
| Vocative | obsesie | obsesii |
Word family
Etymology
Romanian borrowed obsesie from French obsession, which in turn came from Latin obsessio, meaning a siege or blockade. The Latin noun derives from obsidere, to besiege, built from ob- (against, toward) and sedere (to sit). The sense shifted over centuries from a literal military siege to the idea of a mind besieged by a persistent thought.
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