2006-10-03 17:35:47 · 16 answers · asked by j a 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
A fixation, mania, or compulsion.
2006-10-03 17:38:52 · answer #1 · answered by lintile 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Personally, I'd go with the word "fetish" to indicate something stronger than an obsession. But read on, and choose your favorite from Dictionary.com :
Main Entry: obsession
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: fixation
Synonyms: attraction, bug, case*, complex, compulsion, concrete idea, consumption, craze*, crush, delusion, enthusiasm, fancy, fascination, fetish, hang-up*, idée fixe, infatuation, jones, mania, monkey*, must, neurosis, one-track mind*, passion, phantom, phobia, preoccupation, thing*, tiger
Source: Roget's New Millennium⢠Thesaurus, First Edition (v 1.3.1)
2006-10-04 01:00:38 · answer #2 · answered by moonbeamlight1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps not stronger, but different: "white whale."
Referring to Ahab's relentless hunt, it's become a commonly used term for the object of one's obsession.
2006-10-04 00:47:09 · answer #3 · answered by The One True Chris 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stronger than obsession? Connotatively and denoatively, that is a particularly strong word.
2006-10-04 00:39:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Obsession: A term the lazy use for Dedicated.
That was on my marathon shirt, when I ran a marathon, obviously.
2006-10-04 00:43:28 · answer #5 · answered by Norah 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Infatuation
2006-10-04 00:39:03 · answer #6 · answered by bmaldon04 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Addiction" which would imply something beyond the person's control.
2006-10-04 02:38:56 · answer #7 · answered by jom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
addiction
2006-10-04 00:37:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
fixation, mania
2006-10-04 00:40:26 · answer #9 · answered by Jaded_ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
worship
2006-10-04 06:08:00 · answer #10 · answered by proscunio 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋