Too interested in or worried about something Worried, concerned, preoccupied, happy, anxious, engaged, occupied, engrossed The meaning of obsessed is preoccupied with or haunted by some idea, interest, etc
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Being in a state of obsession —sometimes used in combination
How to use obsessed in a sentence.
Having an obsession (usually followed by with orby ). See examples of obsessed used in a sentence. To preoccupy the mind of excessively To have the mind excessively preoccupied with a single emotion.
Having an obsession (usually fol He is obsessed with eliminating guilt Having or displaying signs of an obsession The audiophile entered the record store wearing an obsessed smile.
Definition of obsess verb from the oxford advanced learner's dictionary
[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. 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.
If someone is obsessed with a person or thing, they keep thinking about them and find it difficult to think about anything else. Obsessed (comparative more obsessed, superlative most obsessed) intensely preoccupied with or by a given topic or emotion Driven by a specified obsession
