Contextualizebeta

obsessive

adj
/əbˈsɛs.ɪv/

Etymology

From obsess + -ive.

Definitions

  1. Prone to cause obsession.

    • The idea is too tempting, it's obsessive.

  2. Having one thought or pursuing one activity to the absolute or nearly absolute exclusion…

    Having one thought or pursuing one activity to the absolute or nearly absolute exclusion of all others.

    • Hardcore fans' obsessive behavior may take over their lives.

  3. Excessive, as results from obsession.

    • A workaholic's obsessive zeal may lead to success or burnout.
    • Yes, there were instances of grandstanding and obsessive behaviour, but many were concealed at the time to help protect an aggressively peddled narrative of [Oscar] Pistorius the paragon, the emblem, the trailblazer.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A person who is obsessed, who has an obsession.

The neighborhood

Derived

antiobsessive, nonobsessive, obsessive-compulsive, obsessive-compulsive disorder, obsessive-compulsiveness, obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, obsessive compulsive spartanism, obsessive-compulsivity, obsessive love disorder, obsessively, obsessiveness, schizo-obsessive disorder, unobsessive

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at obsessive. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01obsessive02pursuing03pursue04objective05prejudices06prejudice07fear08phobia

A definitional loop anchored at obsessive. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at obsessive

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA