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Polish
Etymology
Internationalism; compare English obsession, French obsession, German Obsession, ultimately from Latin obsessiō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔpˈsɛ.sja/
- Rhymes: -ɛsja
- Syllabification: ob‧se‧sja
Noun
obsesja f (related adjective obsesyjny or obsesjonalny)
- obsession (idea that engenders a compulsive or irrational preoccupation, or the preoccupation thereby engendered)
- Synonym: mania
- obsession (activity or entity that inspires a compulsive and potentially unhealthy fixation, or the fixation thereby inspired)
Declension
Further reading
- obsesja in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- obsesja in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- obsesja in PWN's encyclopedia