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obsessor

obsessor

9.8
An idea or thing that makes a person think about it all the time
  • noun
  • /əbˈsɛsər/
translation icon : obsesivo
  • The idea of becoming perfect became an obsessor that distracted her from enjoying life.

Examples

  • The idea of failure became an obsessor that haunted him day and night.

  • For years, the mysterious painting acted as an obsessor in her life.

  • He tried to ignore the obsessor that kept him awake with endless thoughts.

  • The obsessor in her life made it difficult to focus.

  • He is an obsessor of vintage cars.

  • His obsession with finishing the project on time turned into an obsessor that consumed all his thoughts.

  • The stories from her childhood were an obsessor that she couldn't shake off, lingering in her mind.

Synonyms

obsession
vsobsessor
262 5.1

A very strong, lasting interest that controls your thoughts and actions

acts as the external cause that makes others fixate on something
maniac
vsobsessor
  • Offensive
78 6.8

A person who likes something so much it seems extreme

is the external force that can trigger intense focus in other people
fiend
vsobsessor
  • Informal
35 7.5

A person who loves something and spends a lot of time on it

can be the cause that occupies other people's thoughts rather than the keen person
fanboy
vsobsessor
  • Slang
27 7.3

A man who likes a film, game, or show so much he defends it strongly

can act as the trigger that sparks intense interest in other people
devotee
vsobsessor
25 6.0

A person who strongly likes and follows someone or something

can be the reason others become intensely devoted rather than being the admirer
workaholic
vsobsessor
  • Informal
18 5.4

A person who spends too much time at their job and cannot stop

can be the external factor that causes others to fixate on work
unhealthy obsession
vsobsessor
3 6.1

A very strong focus on someone or something that harms your life

functions as the agent that brings about that harmful fixation in others
obsessive
vsobsessor
1 6.5

A person who thinks about one thing too much in a way that harms them

acts from outside to make another person become preoccupied rather than being that person
fetishist
vsobsessor
1 9.3

A person who has a very strong interest in one object or activity, not sexual

can instead be the stimulus that makes others develop that strong interest
monomaniac
vsobsessor
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A person who thinks about one idea so much they ignore other things

can create that single-minded focus in someone else rather than being the person
haunter
vsobsessor
9.3

Something that keeps causing sad memories or worry

causes other people to fixate rather than being the recurring memory
junky
vsobsessor
  • Slang
7.9

A person who is very interested in one thing, like games or news

serves as the source that can make others develop addictive focus
workaholic-zilla
vsobsessor
  • Slang
9.9

A person who works too much and misses family and friends

functions as the force that produces excessive work fixation in others

Antonyms

distraction
234 2.9

Something that takes your attention away from what you are doing

liberator
21 5.3

A person who frees people from slavery or prison

Surface Forms

obsessor singular
obsessors plural

Morphology

obsessor = obsess (transparent) = obsess + or

Clear agentive formation from the verb 'obsess' + agentive suffix '-or'; the meaning 'one that obsesses' is directly inferable.

Etymology

Obsessor comes from the Latin parts ob- 'against' and sedere 'to sit', painting the picture of something that 'sits on' your mind. So an obsessor is a thing or idea that stays in your thoughts and keeps bothering you.