- compulsion: an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions, even against your will; "her compulsion to wash her hands repeatedly"
- an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone
- (obsessed) haunted: having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something; "became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle"; "was absolutely obsessed with the girl"; "got no help from his wife who was preoccupied with the children"; "he was taken up in worry for the old woman"
- (obsessed) influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion; "by love possessed"
- (obsessive) obsessional: characterized by or constituting an obsession; "the obsessional character of his response"; "obsessive gambling"
- (obsessively) compulsively: in a compulsive manner; "he cleaned his shoes compulsively after every walk"
- Obsession, released in the US as The Hidden Room, is a 1949 British crime film directed by Edward Dmytryk, based on the book A Man About A Dog by Alec Coppel, who also wrote the screenplay for the film. Obsession was entered into the 1949 Cannes Film Festival.
- Obsession is a 1954 French language motion picture crime drama directed by Jean Delannoy who co-wrote screenplay with Antoine Blondin, Roland Laudenbach and Gian Luigi Rondi, based on story "Silent as the Grave" by Cornell Woolrich. The film stars Michèle Morgan and Raf Vallone.
- Obsession (1997) is a drama about two men involved with one woman. Directed by Peter Sehr and starring Daniel Craig. The film was released in Germany on the 28th of August 1997 and premiered in Canada's Toronto Film Festival on the 9th of september the same year.
- Obsession is an American heavy metal band formed in 1982 famous for spawing the career of singer Michael Vescera. The band first came on to the scene on the Metal Massacre 2 compilation from Metal Blade Records. ...
- Obsession is the fourth album of Blue System. Was published in 1990 by BMG Ariola and produced by Dieter Bohlen. The album contains 10 new tracks.
- Obsession is a board game released in 1977 for two players in which the player wins by moving their ten rings along numbered slots. They must get all ten rings into the "safety zone" before their opponent. ...
- Obsession is an album by Bob James from 1986.
- Obsession is a non-fiction book written by John E. Douglas and Mark Olshaker about the psyches of serial killers, serial rapists, stalkers, and their victims, as well as how to fight back.
- Alexey Rodriguez or “el tipo este” (that guy over there) and Magia Lopez are two members of the Cuban band Obsesion. They have been writing and playing music since 1996. Alexey and Magia set up their band just after getting married. ...
- #"Kirlian Camera/Dive" - "Obsession" (Holly Knight, Michael des Barres) – 5:03 [originally by Animotion] #"Dive" - "Twilight Fields (Simon Balestrazzi) – 3:53 [originally by Kirlian Camera] #"Kirlian Camera" - "Broken Meat" (Dirk Ivens, Eric van Wonterghem) – 3:12 [originally by Dive]
#"Dive" - ...
- Obsession is an album by Eighteen Visions. The album was their most commercial to date, and featured three music videos. Some editions of this album come with a DVD that features a 'making of' the album. The album has sold 200,000+ copies in the U.S. ...
- Obsession is a 1976 psychological thriller/mystery directed by Brian De Palma, starring Cliff Robertson, Geneviève Bujold, and John Lithgow. The screenplay was by Paul Schrader, from a story by De Palma and Schrader. Bernard Herrmann provided the film's soundtrack. ...
- Audio Out is the first album by the Australian singer Amiel, released in Australia by Festival Records on August 18, 2003 (see 2003 in music). Produced by Josh Abrahams, the album is filled with a variety of strange pop songs which helped the album to receive favorable reviews. ...
- "Obsesión" (Obsession) is a 2002 single by Dominican-American bachata band Aventura. It was included on the 2002 album We Broke the Rules. It achieved a huge success in many countries, reaching the top of many international charts. ...
- Obsession is a mystery novel by American author Jonathan Kellerman.
- (Obsessions) Ideas or thoughts that persistently intrude into consciousness.
- (Obsessions) A compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion. People with BDD are usually obsessed with an imperfection in appearance
- (Obsessions) as intense recurrent emotions (greed, fear, love, hate...) or
- (obsessions) thoughts that can not be easily dismissed from one's mind; preoccupations.