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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"
   • ▪ be constantly talking or 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.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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   • English (US)

     unable to stop thinking about something; too interested in...

   • Znaczenie Obsessed, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     OBSESSED definicja: 1. unable to stop thinking about...

   • Self-Obsessed

     SELF-OBSESSED definition: 1. only interested in yourself and...

   • Traditional

     OBSESSED translate: 心神不寧的;著迷的;困擾的. Learn more in the...

   • Simplified

     OBSESSED translate: 心神不宁的;着迷的;困扰的. Learn more in the...

   • Portuguese Translation

     OBSESSED translate: ser obcecado por alguém/algo. Learn more...

   • Perversity

     PERVERSITY definition: 1. the quality of being strange and...

   • Brain

     BRAIN definition: 1. the organ inside the head that controls...

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   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.

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

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