obsessive

🇺🇸 /əbˈsesɪv/ 🇬🇧 /əbˈsesɪv/
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adjective
R

thinking too much about one thing in an unhealthy way

Her obsessive need for cleanliness makes her clean the house every day.

noun
R

a person who cannot stop thinking about one thing

As an obsessive, he checks his phone constantly for messages.

translation

adj. thinking too much about one thing in an unhealthy way
n. a person who cannot stop thinking about one thing

Word Forms

Plural obsessives