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obsess

[ uhb-ses ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to dominate or preoccupy the thoughts, feelings, or desires of (a person); beset, trouble, or haunt persistently or abnormally:

    Suspicion obsessed him.

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verb (used without object)

  1. to think about something unceasingly or persistently; dwell obsessively upon something.

obsess

/ əˈɛ /

verb

  1. tr; when passive, foll by with or by to preoccupy completely; haunt
  2. intr; usually foll by on or over to worry neurotically or obsessively; brood
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Other Word Forms

  • Dz·iԲ· adverb
  • Dz·sǰ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of obsess1

1495–1505; < Latin obsessus, past participle of Dzŧ to occupy, frequent, besiege, equivalent to ob- ob- + -sid ( ŧ ) combining form of sedŧ to sit 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of obsess1

C16: from Latin obsessus besieged, past participle of Dzŧ, from ob- in front of + sedŧ to sit
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Example Sentences

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Same for "wok on a grill"? I’ve always been obsessed with live-fire cooking—it’s one of the oldest, purest forms of preparing food.

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“He obsessed over silly details, like if the accent of the policeman hinted at his sect, or that we had a cockroach crawling over the picture of an army soldier,” Hajjo said.

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Argentina is obsessed with football, so it is no surprise that meetings between its two biggest clubs are seismic events.

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For a club obsessed with image, results like these cut deep.

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Speaking on her most recent Goop podcast this week, she said: "I went into hardcore macrobiotic for a certain time, that was an interesting chapter where I got obsessed with eating very, very healthily."

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