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- DictionaryOb·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"
unable to stop thinking about something; too interested in or worried about something: Why are people so obsessed with money? As a society we're obsessed by sex. Fewer examples. He's obsessed with Barbra Streisand and collects anything and everything connected with her. Mankind has always been obsessed by power.
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.
Obsessed definition: having an obsession (usually followed by with or by). See examples of OBSESSED used in a sentence.
The meaning of OBSESS is to haunt or excessively preoccupy the mind of. How to use obsess in a sentence.
Synonyms for OBSESSED: worried, concerned, preoccupied, happy, anxious, engaged, occupied, involved; Antonyms of OBSESSED: disinterested, indifferent, uninterested, unconcerned, cool, detached, casual, apathetic.
Check pronunciation: obsess. Definition of obsess verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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. absorbed. axe. be devoured by something idiom.
