Synonyms of the word

obsession

• n. A compulsive or irrational preoccupation.
• n. An unhealthy fixation.
• n. Influence or control by evil spirits without possession.

compulsion

• n. An irrational need to perform some action, often despite negative consequences.
• n. The use of authority, influence, or other power to force (compel) a person or persons to act.
• n. The lawful use of violence (i.e. by the administration).

fixation

• n. The act of fixing.
• n. The state of being fixed or fixated.
• n. The act of uniting chemically with a solid substance or in a solid form; reduction to a non-volatile condition;…
• n. The act or process of ceasing to be fluid and becoming firm.
• n. In metals, a state of resistance to evaporation or volatilization by heat.
• n. A state of mind involving obsession with a particular person, idea, or thing.
• n. (law) Recording a creative work in a medium of expression for more than a transitory duration, thereby…
• n. (genetics) The change in a gene pool from a situation where there exists at least two variants of a particular…

preoccupation

• n. The state of being preoccupied or an idea that preoccupies the mind; enthrallment.
• n. The act of occupying something before someone else.