obcecación

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin obcaecātiōnem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /obθekaˈθjon/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /obsekaˈsjon/
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: ob‧ce‧ca‧ción

Noun

obcecación f (plural obcecaciones)

  1. stubbornness, willful blindness
    • 2015 July 31, “Ni tragedia, ni griega”, in El País:
      De hecho, al menos en política las tragedias más comunes son las falsas e innecesarias, porque son obra de la estupidez, la obcecación y la maldad de los hombres: las dos guerras mundiales, nuestra guerra civil.
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