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3 days ago · 2 meanings: 1. to preoccupy completely; haunt 2. to worry neurotically or obsessively; brood.... Click for more definitions.
4 days ago · 3 meanings: 1. psychiatry a persistent, unwanted idea or impulse that continually forces its way into consciousness, often.... Click for more definitions.
obsédé, obnubilé adj. John never stops talking about rugby; he's obsessed. be obsessed with [sth/sb] v expr. (be fixated on [sth/sb]) être obsédé par [qch/qqn], être obnubilé par [qch/qqn] loc v. James is obsessed with trains, and knows a huge amount about them.
Adj. 1. obsessed - having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something; "became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle"; "was absolutely obsessed with the girl"; "got no help from his wife who was preoccupied with the children"; "he was taken up in worry for the old woman". haunted, taken up, preoccupied.
see also self-obsessed 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’.
Obsession definition: the domination of one's thoughts or feelings by a persistent idea, image, desire, etc.. See examples of OBSESSION used in a sentence.
OBSESSION meaning: 1. something or someone that you think about all the time: 2. something or someone that you think…. Learn more.
