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OBSESSED definition: 1. unable to stop thinking about something; too interested in or worried about something: 2…. Learn more.
The meaning of OBSESSED is preoccupied with or haunted by some idea, interest, etc. : being in a state of obsession —sometimes used in combination. How to use obsessed in a sentence.
OBSESSED meaning: 1. unable to stop thinking about something; too interested in or worried about something: 2…. Learn more.
The adjective obsessed is often used to simply mean "very interested," but when someone is truly obsessed, their interest has become compulsive, and they've begun to lose control over it. The Latin root is obsessus , or "besieged," and when you're obsessed, your mind has been besieged by uncontrollable thoughts of something.
Obsessed definition: having an obsession (usually followed by with or by). See examples of OBSESSED used in a sentence.
He was obsessed with posterity's verdict, with guarding and protecting his reputation.
to haunt or excessively preoccupy the mind of; to engage in obsessive thinking : become obsessed with an idea… See the full definition
Definition of obsess verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Origin obsess (1500-1600) Latin past participle of obsidere “to besiege”. obsess meaning, definition, what is obsess: if something or someone obsesses you, yo...:
to dominate or preoccupy the thoughts, feelings, or desires of (a person); beset, trouble, or haunt persistently or abnormally: Suspicion obsessed him. v.i. to think about something unceasingly or persistently; dwell obsessively upon something.
