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Definition of the day : « obsessive »

  • As in neurotic : adj mentally maladjusted
  • As in egotistic : adj conceited
  • As in self-involved : adj egotistic
  • As in self-seeking : adj egotistic
  • As in self-serving : adj egotistic
  • As in addictive : adj habit-forming
  • As in swellheaded : adj egotistic
  • As in egotistic/egoistic : adj thinking very highly of oneself
  • As in fanatical : adj overenthusiastic
  • As in feverish : adj excited, agitated
  • As in frenetic : adj maniacal
  • As in haunting : adj unforgettable
Example sentences :
  • The most common of these obsessive acts is washing with water (washing obsession).
  • Extract from : « Totem and Taboo » by Sigmund Freud
  • Throughout his literary activity it has an obsessive hold on his mind.
  • Extract from : « Prophets of Dissent » by Otto Heller
  • Soukanhoff was right in warning the obsessive to beware of pedantry.
  • Extract from : « Why Worry? » by George Lincoln Walton, M.D.
  • Their obsessive striving for the man proves to be determined by their restless flight from the woman.
  • Extract from : « Three Contributions to the Theory of Sex » by Sigmund Freud
  • Retrospective worry can be absolutely eliminated from the most obsessive mind by the practice of the veteran's philosophy.
  • Extract from : « Why Worry? » by George Lincoln Walton, M.D.
  • Not infrequently the obsessive diner so long hesitates before giving his final order that the waiter brings the wrong dish.
  • Extract from : « Why Worry? » by George Lincoln Walton, M.D.
  • This brings us to a form of insanity which the obsessive may well bear in mind, namely, that known as manic-depressive.
  • Extract from : « Why Worry? » by George Lincoln Walton, M.D.
  • Such maxims are quite as worthy of consideration by the obsessive as any of those previously cited.
  • Extract from : « Why Worry? » by George Lincoln Walton, M.D.
  • Henceforth she was full of sorrow, moody, tormented her husband with this obsessive idea, and renounced all joy and happiness.
  • Extract from : « Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology » by C. G. Jung
  • In fact, a remembered dream is as important as an obsessive idea and has the same meaning.
  • Extract from : « Psychoanalysis » by Andr Tridon