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Besessenheit — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • infatuation noun An intense but often short-lived attraction or passion for someone.
  • obsession noun A single idea, activity, or interest that dominates someone's thoughts far more than is normal or healthy.
  • possession noun Something that a person owns.

Senses

Besessenheit is used for these senses in English:

  • infatuation An immensely strong love or sexual attraction.
  • obsession An activity or entity that inspires a compulsive and potentially unhealthy fixation, or the fixation thereby inspired.
  • possession The condition or affliction of being possessed by a demon or other supernatural entity.

Related German words