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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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Obsess means to think about something or someone all the time. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and translations in other languages.
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.
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obsess. [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.
Learn the meaning, synonyms, and usage of the verb obsess, which means to haunt or excessively preoccupy the mind of. See examples of obsess in sentences and word history.
Learn the meaning of obsess, a verb that means to think about something or someone all the time. See how to use it in sentences and how to say it in different languages.