obsessive

Definition

  • adjective: thinking about something or someone too much or in a way that is not normal
  • adjective: tending to cause 'obsession'
  • synonyms: unyielding, headstrong, unrelenting

Examples

  • an 'obsessive-compulsive' person/patient = a person/patient who is 'obsessive-compulsive'

  • treatment for 'obsessive-compulsives' [=people who have obsessive-compulsive disorder]

  • The new therapy is supposed to help people control their 'obsessive' thoughts.

Movie quotes

  • (..) for the next three months. Wow. Up to Ashland. You do a lot of hiking? Well, I mean, I'm not obsessive, but this is quite a stretch, even for me. I guess we're gonna be the last human contact you have for a while? That's true. You can never (..)
    2014 Wild