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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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   Need synonyms for obsessed? Here's a list of similar words from our thesaurus that you can use instead. Contexts . Adjective. Intensely preoccupied with, or by, a given topic or emotion. To be continuously haunted or possessed by something, especially negative emotions, ideas or desires. Characterized by, or showing, great feeling or passion.

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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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   • In this page you can discover 20 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for obsess, like: dominate, possess, hound, haunt, torment, trouble, weigh on, control, repetition, ghost and obsessed. It's easy to obsess over making sure every last square lines up perfectly with the next one.

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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. to think about something unceasingly or persistently; dwell obsessively upon something.

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   What does it mean to be obsessed?

   • To be continuously haunted or possessed by something, especially negative emotions, ideas or desires “Thenceforth, she became obsessed with thoughts of revenge.” Physically and mentally dependent on something (or someone)

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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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