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obsessional

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 B S EH1 SH AH0 N AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Marked by obsession

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

characterized by or constituting an obsession

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the obsessional character of his response
  • obsessive gambling

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: obsessive

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From obsession + -al.

Real reading context

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