Meaning Of The Word Obsessive

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What's The Definition Of Obsessive?

obsessive
adjective: If someone's behaviour is obsessive, they cannot stop doing a particular thing or behaving in a particular way.
countable noun: An obsessive is someone who is obsessive about something or who behaves in an obsessive way.

obsessive in American English
a person who has obsessive thoughts
of, having the nature of, or causing an obsession or obsessions
adjective: being, pertaining to, or resembling an obsession
noun: someone who has an obsession or obsessions; a person who thinks or behaves in an obsessive manner

obsessive in British English
adjective: motivated by a persistent overriding idea or impulse, often associated with anxiety and mental illness
noun: a person subject to obsession

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