Obsession and Stress

Obsession

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

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

Stress noun - The burden on one's emotional or mental well-being created by demands on one's time.

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Obsession and stress are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Obsession" instead a noun "Stress".

Nearby Words: stressed, stressful, stressing

sheer	sheer obsession	sheer stress
deep	deep obsession	deep stress
constant	constant obsession	constant stress
severe	severe obsession	severe stress
Other adjectives: extreme, great, intense, serious, little, personal, new, major, general, sudden.

As a result, he's developed a bad case of post-traumatic stress disorder and a single-minded obsession with getting revenge on the offending party.

Source: Harmful to Minors
Omori discovered swimming could help relieve his work-related stress, but there's a fine line between doing something for healthy stress relief and pathological obsession over it.

Source: Literature / Trapeze
In Death Note, all the Wammy's kids have some kind of obsession or tic, thought to be from the stress of the cases they handle and trying to live up to L.

Source: Cigarette of Anxiety

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