obsessions

Noun

obsession (countable and uncountable, plural obsessions)

1. (uncountable) The quality of being obsessed; an unshakeable feeling that one topic or activity must be pursued above other interests.
   • My obsession with rugby resulted in me spending years following the sport.

   Synonyms:

   obsessedness

2. (countable) An idea that engenders a compulsive or irrational preoccupation, or the preoccupation thereby engendered.
   • The downfall of the chairman is an obsession that consumes Laura's time.

   Synonyms:

   idée fixe

3. (countable) An activity or entity that inspires a compulsive and potentially unhealthy fixation, or the fixation thereby inspired.
   • Editing Wikipedia started as a hobby, but it's turned into a complete obsession of mine.

   Synonyms:

   kick

4. (uncountable) Influence or control by evil spirits without possession.
   • if an evil spirit counterfeits the presence of God, and comes upon the man as an influence only, it may be described as obsession; but when a footing is gained in him, it is "possession," because the obsessing spirits have gained access, and possess the ground they hold, up to the extent of the...1973, Jessie Penn-Lewis, Evan Roberts, War on the Saints, →ISBN