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- Dictionaryobsess/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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If something or someone obsesses you, or if you obsess about something or someone, you think about it, him, or her all the time: The whole relationship obsessed me for years . She used to obsess about her weight .
The meaning of OBSESS is to haunt or excessively preoccupy the mind of. How to use obsess in a sentence.
OBSESS meaning: 1. If something or someone obsesses you, or if you obsess about something or someone, you think…. Learn more.
Obsess definition: to dominate or preoccupy the thoughts, feelings, or desires of (a person); beset, trouble, or haunt persistently or abnormally. See examples of OBSESS used in a sentence.
Obsess comes from the Latin word obsessus, which means to besiege, the way obsessive thoughts can besiege, or attack, your mind. You can obsess about something, like the tiny spot on your shoes that no one can even see, or be obsessed, or haunted or preoccupied by something.
If something obsesses you or if you obsess about something, you keep thinking about it and find it difficult to think about anything else. I must admit that maps obsess me. [ VERB noun ]
Definition of obsess verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
