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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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   Synonyms for OBSESSED: worried, concerned, preoccupied, happy, anxious, engaged, occupied, involved; Antonyms of OBSESSED: disinterested, indifferent, uninterested, unconcerned, cool, detached, casual, apathetic.

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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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   Apr 25, 2024 · 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.

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

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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.