obsess

Definition of obsess in English English dictionary: To think or talk obsessively about
Stop obsessing over it, will you!.; To dominate the thoughts of someone
Thoughts of her obsess my every waking moment.; To be preoccupied with a single topic or emotion
Some people are obsessed with sports.; haunt like a ghost; pursue; "Fear of illness haunts her"; be preoccupied with something; "She is obsessing over her weight; {f} be abnormally preoccupied with something, be fixated; worry, annoy; be preoccupied with something; "She is obsessing over her weight"; To besiege; to beset; If something obsesses you or if you obsess about something, you keep thinking about it and find it difficult to think about anything else. A string of scandals is obsessing America She stopped drinking but began obsessing about her weight I started obsessing that Trish might die
obsessed: Simple past tense and past participle of obsess
obsessed: Preoccupied with a single topic or emotion
obsession: A compulsive or irrational preoccupation
obsession: An unhealthy fixation
obsessed: If someone is obsessed with a person or thing, they keep thinking about them and find it difficult to think about anything else. He was obsessed with American gangster movies She wasn't in love with Steve, she was obsessed by him physically
obsession: {n} the act of besieging, a close attack
obsessed: influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion; "by love possessed"
obsessed: {s} abnormally preoccupied with something; haunted by feelings of anxiety; excessively focused on, crazy about
obsessed: having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something; "became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle"; "was absolutely obsessed with the girl"; "got no help from his wife who was preoccupied with the children"; "he was taken up in worry for the old woman"
obsessed: influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion; "by love possessed
obsessed: past of obsess
obsesses: third-person singular of obsess
obsessing: present participle of obsess
obsession: A persistent, unwanted thought or idea that keeps recurring
obsession: an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions against your will
obsession: A persistent and seemingly uncontrollable thought
obsession: an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone
obsession: {i} compulsive thought, fixation; craziness about a certain issue; excessive preoccupation
obsession: If you say that someone has an obsession with a person or thing, you think they are spending too much time thinking about them. She would try to forget her obsession with Christopher 95% of patients know their obsessions are irrational. an extreme unhealthy interest in something or worry about something, which stops you from thinking about anything else
obsession: A negative thought we cannot let go of Something that has no basis in reality but still drives us
obsession: The state of being besieged; used specifically of a person beset by a spirit from without
obsession: The act of besieging
obsession: Persistent, intrusive thoughts, ideas, impulses, or images that repeatedly enter a person's mind Obsessions are seemingly beyond one's will, and awareness of their inappropriateness is of little or no help in controlling them Obsessions and obsessive interests are a common feature of autistic spectrum disorders See also Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
obsession: A persistent, repetitive, and unwanted thought Cannot be eliminated by logic or reasoning
obsession: a recurrent and persistent thought, impulse, or image experienced as intrusive and distressing
obsessively: in a compulsive manner; "he cleaned his shoes compulsively after every walk"
obsessively: To an obsessive degree
obsessively: in an obsessive manner, compulsively
obsessively: In an obsessive manner

obsess

Hyphenation

ob·sess

Turkish pronunciation

ıbses

Synonyms

beset, consume, dominate, engross, grip, harass, haunt, hold, infatuate, possess, torment

Pronunciation

/əbˈses/ /əbˈsɛs/

Etymology

[ &b-'ses, äb- ] (verb.) 1531. From Latin obsessus, perfect passive participle of obsideō (“sit on or in, remain, besiege”) ob (“before”) + sedeō (“I sit”); see sit, session, etc.; compare assess, possess.