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   Ob·sess

   /əbˈses/

   

   verb

   • 1. preoccupy or fill the mind of (someone) continually, intrusively, and to a troubling extent: "he was obsessed with the theme of death"
   • ▪ (of a person) be preoccupied with or constantly worrying about something: "her husband, who is obsessing about the wrong she has done him"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘haunt, possess’, referring to an evil spirit): from Latin obsess- ‘besieged’, from the verb obsidere, from ob- ‘opposite’ + sedere ‘sit’. The current sense dates from the late 19th century.

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   Synonyms for OBSESSED: worried, concerned, preoccupied, happy, anxious, engaged, occupied, involved; Antonyms of OBSESSED: disinterested, indifferent, uninterested, unconcerned, cool, detached, casual, apathetic.

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   Synonyms for OBSESS: attract, interest, fascinate, intrigue, enchant, occupy, captivate, busy; Antonyms of OBSESS: bore, weary, pall, tire, jade.

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   having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something. “was absolutely obsessed with the girl” synonyms: haunted, preoccupied, taken up. concerned. feeling or showing worry or solicitude. adjective. influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion. synonyms: possessed. controlled.

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   nouns. ready. passionate. fervent. suggest new. Another way to say Obsessed? Synonyms for Obsessed (other words and phrases for Obsessed).