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“obsession” in Spanish

Spanish

Alsoobsesión

Pronunciation

IPA/fixaˈθjon/

Example

Ella tiene una fijación por la calidad del café.

She has an obsession with the quality of the coffee.

Illustration for fijación (obsession)

How to say “obsession” in Spanish

“Obsession” in Spanish is fijación.

An intense, often unhealthy preoccupation focused on one interest or trait.

Full entry for fijación: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with fijación

Tiene una fijación por mantener todo limpio.

She has an obsession with keeping everything clean.

Tips for using fijación

  • Fijación normally carries a negative or excessive sense, so a neutral hobby is usually called afición or gusto.

Other Spanish words for “obsession”

Tiene obsesión por la limpieza.

He has an obsession with cleanliness.

“obsession” in other languages