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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"
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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › obsessObsess Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of OBSESS is to haunt or excessively preoccupy the mind of. How to use obsess in a sentence.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › obsessOBSESS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Obsess definition: to dominate or preoccupy the thoughts, feelings, or desires of (a person); beset, trouble, or haunt persistently or abnormally. See examples of OBSESS used in a sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishOBSESS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    OBSESS definition: 1. If something or someone obsesses you, or if you obsess about something or someone, you think…. Learn more.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › obsessObsess - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    If you obsess about something, you constantly think about it, like kids who obsess about their grades so much, they get upset before every test. Obsess comes from the Latin word obsessus, which means to besiege, the way obsessive thoughts can besiege, or attack, your mind.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryOBSESS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    If something or someone obsesses you, or if you obsess about something or someone, you think about it, him, or her all the time: The whole relationship obsessed me for years. She used to obsess about her weight. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Continually thinking about.

  7. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › obsessionObsession Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of OBSESSION is a persistent disturbing preoccupation with an often unreasonable idea or feeling; broadly : compelling motivation. How to use obsession in a sentence.

  8. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › obsessedObsessed Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of OBSESSED is preoccupied with or haunted by some idea, interest, etc. : being in a state of obsession —sometimes used in combination. How to use obsessed in a sentence.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › obsessObsess - definition of obsess by The Free Dictionary

    ob·sess. (əb-sĕs′, ŏb-) v. ob·sessed, ob·sess·ing, ob·sess·es. v. tr. To preoccupy the mind of (someone) excessively. v. intr. To have the mind excessively preoccupied with a single emotion or topic: The conference organizer obsessed over the smallest of details.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishOBSESS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    to dominate or preoccupy the thoughts, feelings, or desires of (a person); beset, trouble, or haunt persistently or abnormally. Suspicion obsessed him. intransitive verb. 2. to think about something unceasingly or persistently; dwell obsessively upon something. SYNONYMS 1. possess, control, haunt.

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishOBSESSED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    OBSESSED definition: 1. unable to stop thinking about something; too interested in or worried about something: 2…. Learn more.

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