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    obsess
    /əbˈsɛs/

    verb

    • 1. preoccupy or fill the mind of (someone) continually and to a troubling extent: "he was obsessed with the idea of revenge"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishOBSESSED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    unable to stop thinking about something; too interested in or worried about something: Why are people so obsessed with money? As a society we're obsessed by sex. Fewer examples. He's obsessed with Barbra Streisand and collects anything and everything connected with her. Mankind has always been obsessed by power.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › obsessedObsessed Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    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.

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

    An obsession with something is an unhealthy, extreme interest in it. When someone is obsessed, they've lost control of their feelings about the object of their obsession.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryOBSESSED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    unable to stop thinking about something; too interested in or worried about something: Why are people so obsessed with money? As a society we're obsessed by sex. Fewer examples. He's obsessed with Barbra Streisand and collects anything and everything connected with her. Mankind has always been obsessed by power.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishOBSESSION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    something or someone that you think about all the time: an unhealthy obsession with death. her chocolate obsession. He's always wanted to find his birth mother but recently it's become an obsession. More examplesFewer examples. He has an obsession with cleanliness. His campaign for fathers ' rights has become an obsession.

  7. www.dictionary.com › browse › obsessedOBSESSED Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Obsessed definition: having an obsession (usually followed by with or by). See examples of OBSESSED used in a sentence.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishOBSESSED definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    If someone is obsessed with a person or thing, they keep thinking about them and find it difficult to think about anything else.

  9. www.dictionary.com › browse › obsessOBSESS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    verb (used with object) to dominate or preoccupy the thoughts, feelings, or desires of (a person); beset, trouble, or haunt persistently or abnormally: Suspicion obsessed him. Synonyms: haunt, control, possess.

  10. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › obsessObsess Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : to engage in obsessive thinking : become obsessed with an idea. He's always obsessing over money. Examples of obsess in a Sentence. The war obsesses him—he talks about nothing else. You need to stop obsessing and just deal with the problem.

  11. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › obsessionObsession Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of OBSESSION is a persistent disturbing preoccupation with an often unreasonable idea or feeling; broadly : compelling motivation. How to use obsession in a sentence.

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