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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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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.
He was obsessed with posterity's verdict, with guarding and protecting his reputation.
Obsessed definition: having an obsession (usually followed by with or by). See examples of OBSESSED used in a sentence.
If someone is obsessed with a person or thing, they keep thinking about them and find it difficult to think about anything else.
The war obsesses him—he talks about nothing else. You need to stop obsessing and just deal with the problem. Recent Examples on the Web Unfortunately for anyone who is already obsessed with the new collection as it's began to rollout, all of the teapots are limited-edition.
Obsessed: Directed by Steve Shill. With Idris Elba, Beyoncé, Ali Larter, Jerry O'Connell. A successful executive's seemingly perfect career and marriage starts falling apart when his firm hires a seductive office temp.
Verb Forms. [transitive, usually passive] to completely fill your mind so that you cannot think of anything else, in a way that is not reasonable or normal. be obsessed by somebody/something He's obsessed by computers. be obsessed with somebody/something She's completely obsessed with him.
