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obsessed

[uhb-sest]

adjective

  1. having an obsession (usually followed by with orby ).

    He is obsessed with eliminating guilt.

  2. having or displaying signs of an obsession.

    The audiophile entered the record store wearing an obsessed smile.



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Other Word Forms

  • self-obsessed adjective
  • unobsessed adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of obsessed1

First recorded in 1835–45; obsess + -ed 2
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Before the killing, President Emmanuel Macron had angered the right by saying they were too obsessed with crime, and not sufficiently interested in other issues like the environment.

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They have this Nectar Salve that I’m obsessed with.

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The news media were predictably obsessed with this fight, labeling it a “divorce” and using other such dramatic language.

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Then she met him on the first day of rehearsal, and Doherty, who says she is obsessed with the elements, saw that Cooper was a “very earthy human being.”

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He also attacked media pundits for being "obsessed with a Labour government" in Westminster.

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