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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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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › thesaurus › obsessedOBSESSED - 10 Synonyms and Antonyms - Cambridge English

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   controlled. having a fixation. maniacal. haunted. overwhelmingly desirous. overwhelmingly fearful. hung up on. Slang. Synonyms for obsessed from Random House Roget's College Thesaurus, Revised and Updated Edition © 2000 Random House, Inc.

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

4. www.powerthesaurus.org › obsessed › synonymsObsessed synonyms - 1 248 Words and Phrases for Obsessed - Power...

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   Obsessed synonyms - 1 248 Words and Phrases for Obsessed. preoccupied. adj. # dreamy. possessed. adj. # absorbed , gripped. haunted. adj. # infatuated. fixated. adj. # infatuated. captivated. adj. # lovesick. fanatical. adj. # eager , passionate. controlled. adj. # infatuated. dominated. adj. # infatuated. gripped. adj. , v. # infatuated. taken up.

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   OBSESSED in Thesaurus: 1000+ Synonyms & Antonyms for OBSESSED. Synonyms. Similar meaning. View all. preoccupied. possessed. haunted. fixated. captivated. fanatical. controlled. dominated. gripped. taken up. harassed. bewitched. troubled. absorbed. enthusiastic. beset. concerned. consumed. engrossed. hung up. infatuated. overpowered. plagued.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › obsessedObsessed - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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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.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionarySynonyms of OBSESSED | Collins American English Thesaurus

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   5 days ago · Synonyms of 'obsessed' in British English. obsessed. Explore 'obsessed' in the dictionary. obsessed. (adjective) in the sense of absorbed. Definition. thinking about someone or something all the time. She was obsessed by science-fiction films. Synonyms. absorbed. dominated. gripped. caught up. haunted. distracted. hung up (slang) preoccupied.

8. www.wordreference.com › synonyms › obsessedobsessed - WordReference.com English Thesaurus

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   Synonyms: fixated, preoccupied, hung up (slang), consumed, obsessional, captivated, absorbed, obsessive-compulsive, single-minded, monomaniacal, besotted, haunted, tortured, troubled, plagued. Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement. obsess. WordReference English Thesaurus © 2024. Synonyms: dominate, hound, haunt.