obsession

sedeo (Latin)

I hold or hang fast or firm; I am established. I keep the field, remain encamped. I settle or sink down, subside. I sit in an official seat; sit in council or court, hold court, preside. I sit still; remain, tarry, stay, abide, linger, loiter; sit around. I sit, I am seated.

ob (Latin)

Against; facing. In the direction of, to, towards. On account of, according to, because of, due to, for (the purpose of).

obsidere (Latin)

obsederen (Dutch)

To obsess, to be obsessed with.

-ie (Dutch)

-ion, -y (Netherlands, informal) A variant of -je, a suffix forming diminutive nouns. A variant of -ij.

obsideo (Latin)

(transitive) I detain, hold captive. (transitive, military) I besiege; hem in, beset (a city).. I frequent, haunt, inhabit.. I occupy, fill, possess.. I sit, remain, abide, stay.. I watch closely; I am on the lookout for.

obsessio (Latin)

Blockade, siege. Obsession.

obsession (English)

A compulsive or irrational preoccupation.. An unhealthy fixation.. Influence or control by evil spirits without possession.