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1 obsessive
adjectivezwanghaft; obsessiv (Psych.)be obsessive about something — von etwas besessen sein
* * *[-siv]adjective obsessive about cleanliness.) besessen* * *ob·ses·sive[əbˈsesɪv]I. adj zwanghaft\obsessive behaviour Zwangsverhalten nt\obsessive fear Phobie f gehmy partner is \obsessive about punctuality mein Partner ist ein Pünktlichkeitsfanatiker* * *[əb'sesɪv]1. adjzwanghaft, obsessiv (spec)to have an obsessive need to do sth — den Zwang verspüren, etw tun zu müssen
to become obsessive — zum Zwang or zur Manie werden
an obsessive thought/memory — ein Gedanke, der/eine Erinnerung, die einen nicht loslässt
he is an obsessive reader — er liest wie besessen, er hat die Lesewut (inf)
2. nZwangsneurotiker( in) m(f)* * *adjectivezwanghaft; obsessiv (Psych.)* * *adj.obsessiv adj.
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