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obsession collapse: an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone

fixation collapse: (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body; the activity of fastening something firmly in position

fascination collapse: the capacity to attract intense interest; "he held the children spellbound with magic tricks and other fascinations"; the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)

prepossession collapse: the condition of being prepossessed; "the king's prepossession in my favor is very valuable"

hang up collapse: interrupt a telephone conversation; put a telephone receiver back in its cradle

compulsion collapse: using force to cause something; "though pressed into rugby under compulsion I began to enjoy the game"; "they didn`t have to use coercion"; an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid; an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions against your will

haunting collapse: continually recurring to the mind; "haunting memories"; "the cathedral organ and the distant voices have a haunting beauty"- Claudia Cassidy; having a deeply disquieting or disturbing effect; "from two handsome and talented young men to two haunting horrors of disintegration"-Charles Lee

impelling collapse: markedly effective as if by emotional pressure; "impelling skill as a teller of tales"; "an impelling personality"

absorbing collapse: capable of arousing and holding the attention; "a fascinating story"

enforcement collapse: the act of enforcing; insuring observance of or obedience to

complex collapse: a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts; "the complex of shopping malls, houses, and roads created a new town"; (psychoanalysis) a combination of emotions and impulses that have been rejected from awareness but still influence a person's behavior; a compound described in terms of the central atom to which other atoms are bound or coordinated; complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts; "a complex set of variations based on a simple folk melody"; "a complex mass of diverse laws and customs"

hysteria collapse: excessive or uncontrollable fear; neurotic disorder characterized by violent emotional outbreaks and disturbances of sensory and motor functions

involuntarily collapse: against your will; "he was involuntarily held against his will"

compelling collapse: tending to persuade by forcefulness of argument; "new and compelling evidence"; driving or forcing; "compelling ambition"

momentum collapse: the product of a body's mass and its velocity; "the momentum of the particles was deduced from meteoritic velocities"; an impelling force or strength; "the car's momentum carried it off the road"

indelible collapse: cannot be removed, washed away or erased; "an indelible stain"

hypochondria collapse: chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments

preoccupation collapse: the mental state of being preoccupied by something; an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention

compulsive collapse: a person with a compulsive disposition; someone who feels compelled to do certain things; strongly motivated to succeed; caused by or suggestive of psychological compulsion; "compulsive drinking"

magnetic collapse: having the properties of a magnet; i.e. of attracting iron or steel; "the hard disk is covered with a thin coat of magnetic material"; determined by earth's magnetic fields; "magnetic north"; "the needle of a magnetic compass points to the magnetic north pole"; capable of being magnetized; of or relating to or caused by magnetism; "magnetic forces"

consuming collapse: very intense; "politics is his consuming passion"; "overwhelming joy"

possession collapse: anything owned or possessed; the act of having and controlling property; (sport) the act of controlling the ball (or puck); "they took possession of the ball on their own goal line"; a territory that is controlled by a ruling state; being controlled by passion or the supernatural

engaging collapse: attracting or delighting; "an engaging frankness"; "a piquant face with large appealing eyes"

fetish collapse: excessive or irrational devotion to some activity; "made a fetish of cleanliness"; a form of sexual desire in which gratification depends to an abnormal degree on some object or item of clothing or part of the body; "common male fetishes are breasts, legs, hair, shoes, and underwear"

exigency collapse: a pressing or urgent situation; "the health-care exigency"

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