obsessive

• Qualifie une personne ou un comportement excessivement préoccupé par une pensée, un sentiment ou une activité particulière, souvent de manière compulsive ou incontrôlable.

Describes a person or behavior that is excessively preoccupied with a particular thought, feeling, or activity.

1. Excessive preoccupationB2formal

   Having an excessive or unhealthy focus on a particular thought, feeling, or activity.

   obsessionnel, obsessionnelle

   • He has an obsessive need to check his phone every few minutes.
   • Her obsessive attention to detail made her a great editor.
   • The athlete's obsessive training schedule led to burnout.

   Synonymescompulsiveconsumingdrivenfanaticalhauntingmonomaniacalneuroticobsessionalsingle-minded

   Antonymesapatheticdetacheddisinterestedindifferentnonchalantunconcerned

2. Compulsive behaviorB2formal

   Relating to or characterized by an uncontrollable urge to do something repeatedly.

   Obsessionnel (comportement compulsif)

   • His obsessive cleaning habits made his apartment spotless.
   • She has an obsessive fear of germs.
   • The collector's obsessive behavior filled his house with antiques.

   Synonymesaddictivecompulsiveconsumingdrivenobsessionaluncontrollable

   Antonymesbalancedcomposedindifferentvoluntary

• Nom désignant une personne obsédée ou excessivement absorbée par une idée, un sentiment ou une activité particulière.

A noun referring to a person who is dominated by or excessively preoccupied with a particular idea, feeling, or activity.

indénombrable

1. Person with obsessive tendenciesB2formal

   A person who is excessively preoccupied with a particular idea, feeling, or activity.

   obsessionnel / obsessionnelle

   • He is an obsessive about cleanliness and order.
   • She is a work obsessive who never takes a break.
   • The obsessive in the group always double-checks every detail.

   Synonymesaddictcompulsivefanaticmonomaniacperfectionistworkaholiczealot