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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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   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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   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.

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   Obsessed definition: having an obsession (usually followed by with or by). See examples of OBSESSED used in a sentence.

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   The meaning of OBSESS is to haunt or excessively preoccupy the mind of. How to use obsess in a sentence. to haunt or excessively preoccupy the mind of; to engage in obsessive thinking : become obsessed with an idea…

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   something or someone that you think about all the time: an unhealthy obsession with death. her chocolate obsession. He's always wanted to find his birth mother but recently it's become an obsession. Fewer examples. He has an obsession with cleanliness. His campaign for fathers ' rights has become an obsession.

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   to dominate or preoccupy the thoughts, feelings, or desires of (a person); beset, trouble, or haunt persistently or abnormally: Suspicion obsessed him. Synonyms: haunt, control, possess. verb (used without object) to think about something unceasingly or persistently; dwell obsessively upon something. obsess. / əbˈsɛs / verb.

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   4 days ago · Definition of 'obsessed' Word Frequency. obsessed. (əbsest ) adjective. If someone is obsessed with a person or thing, they keep thinking about them and find it difficult to think about anything else. He was obsessed with American gangster movies. [ + with] She wasn't in love with Steve, she was obsessed by him physically. [ + by]