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Pronunciation / Transliteration: junoon
"संगीत उसका जुनून है।"
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The state of being besotted with or obsessed by someone or something.
"Her hobby has turned into an obsession."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin obsessio, meaning 'a blockading' or 'siege', stemming from obsidere ('to sit over against, besiege'). Originally used in early modern English to describe the malicious haunting or besieging of a person by evil spirits before shifting in the 17th and 18th centuries to denote a persistent, dominating idea or preoccupation of the mind.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Obsession" is said worldwide
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obsession
Transliteration: obsession
"C'est devenu une véritable obsession pour lui."
Besessenheit
Transliteration: Besessenheit
"Seine Arbeit ist zu einer Besessenheit geworden."
ossessione
Transliteration: ossessione
"La sua collezione è diventata un'ossessione."
obsesión
Transliteration: obsesión
"El fútbol es una obsesión nacional en ese país."
obsessão
Transliteration: obsessão
"A busca pela perfeição tornou-se uma obsessão."
जूनून
Transliteration: junoon
"संगीत उसका जुनून है।"
痴迷
Transliteration: chīmí
"他对电子游戏有着极大的痴迷。"
집착
Transliteration: jipchak
"그는 성공에 대한 강한 집착을 가지고 있다."
執着
Transliteration: shūchaku
"彼には勝利に対する強い執着がある。"
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