obsessão

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin obsessiōnem (“siege; obsession”), from obsideō (“to siege”), from ob (“before”) + sedeō (“to sit”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ob.seˈsɐ̃w̃/ , /o.bi.seˈsɐ̃w̃/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ob.seˈsɐ̃w̃/

Noun

obsessão f (plural obsessões)

  1. fixation, obsession
    Synonyms: apego, fixação, obcecação
  2. (psychology) obsession (compulsive or irrational preoccupation)
    Synonyms: compulsão, neurose
  3. (theology) vexation caused by the Devil’s influence, without possession
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