Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with obsession in American Collocation
obsession
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
not good
I think you may be developing an unhealthy obsession with shopping.
strange
We’re not alone in our unnatural obsession with food and weight.
not sensible
People with OCD are aware that their compulsions and obsessions are irrational or excessive.
extreme
Because they’re not allowed to travel into the West it becomes an almost fanatical obsession to do it.
about sex
Asylum is a dark psychological thriller of sexual obsession set in the 1950s.
continuing for a long time
His lifelong obsession was the idea that there could be life on other worlds in our solar system.
increasing
We live in a materialistic age where there seems to be a growing obsession with money.
have an obsession
A local 16-year-old known as the Insect Boy has an obsession with bugs.
have the same obsession
I’m very lucky to have a partner who shares the obsession of my life!
be an obsession
His love for the harp amounted to an obsession.
almost be an obsession
She has a liking for cream cakes that borders on obsession.
become an obsession
Coffee has become an obsession for Kiwis in recent years, in particular the search for the perfect ‘flat white’.
satisfy an obsession
The library gives me access to all the books necessary to indulge my obsession with the Great War.
overcome an obsession
We need to overcome our obsession with material things.
show an obsession
Jenni Sinclair’s art reflects her obsession with people and the nature of humans.