Obsession
dieNoundie Besessenheit
German translations
- 01
obsession
Word details
- German meaning
- Eine psychische Störung, die durch wiederkehrende, aufdringliche Gedanken (Obsessionen) und/oder repetitive Verhaltensweisen (Kompulsionen) gekennzeichnet ist.
- English meaning
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder
- Synonym
- OCD
- German example
- Seine Zwangsstörung zwang ihn dazu, ständig seine Hände zu waschen.
- English example
- His obsessive-compulsive disorder compelled him to wash his hands constantly.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Zwangsstörung
- Plural Form
- die Zwangsstörungen
Related words
- Zwangsvorstellung
obsession
- zwanghaft
obsessional
- Trunksucht
Trunk obsession
- Zwangsvorstellung
Obsession
- Tanzsucht
Dance mania is a compulsive desire or obsession to dance.
- jagdbesessen
obsessed with hunting
- Verrücktheit
Madness is a state of mental confusion or obsession.
- Jugendwahn
Youth obsession describes the excessive obsession with youthfulness and the attempt to stop aging.
- Besessenheit
Obsession
- Fimmel
Obsession, fad
- Fetisch
Fetish
Example sentences with “Obsession”
His obsession with work is worrying. (Seine Besessenheit von der Arbeit ist besorgniserregend.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the gender of 'obsession' in German?
It is feminine: 'die Besessenheit'.