Joy and Obsession

Joy

Joy noun - A feeling or state of well-being and contentment.

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Obsession and joy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Obsession" instead a noun "Joy".

Nearby Words: joyful, joyous, joyless, joyfully, joyously

Obsession noun - Something about which one is constantly thinking or concerned.

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Joy and obsession are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Joy" instead a noun "Obsession".

human	human joy	human obsession
particular	particular joy	particular obsession
certain	certain joy	certain obsession
utter	utter joy	utter obsession
Other adjectives: endless, single, sheer, deep, extreme, great, absolute, sick, personal, general, apparent, overwhelming, subsequent, psychotic, sudden.

GX sees this as the only true expression of love; it cannot distinguish between joy/pleasure and pain/sorrow, and convinces itself that every single bit of suffering it causes its obsession Judai — and every bit reciprocated from him in kind — are simply their way of sharing each other's love.

Source: The Masochism Tango aka: Masochism Tango
Various stories circulate about his bizarre Cloudcuckoolander behaviour towards Joy Division, his obsession with drum sounds in particular manifesting itself in freaky tormenting for drummer Stephen Morris.

Source: Record Producer
When he gets visitation, the rapist takes incredibly creepy, delusional joy in the fact that the target of his obsession will be forced to see him on a regular basis for 18 years.

Source: Some Anvils Need To Be Dropped / Live-Action TV

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