obsessie — meaning in English

English meaning

• incubus noun In medieval European folklore, a male demon believed to settle on people as they sleep and cause nightmares.
• obsession noun A single idea, activity, or interest that dominates someone's thoughts far more than is normal or healthy.

Senses

obsessie is used for these senses in English:

• incubus (by extension) Any oppressive thing or person; a burden.
• obsession An idea that engenders a compulsive or irrational preoccupation, or the preoccupation thereby engendered.
• obsession An activity or entity that inspires a compulsive and potentially unhealthy fixation, or the fixation thereby inspired.

incubus — full definition

1. noun In medieval European folklore, a male demon believed to settle on people as they sleep and cause nightmares.
2. noun A thing that oppresses or weighs heavily on someone, like a burden that cannot be shaken off.

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