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ob·sess /əbˈsɛs/ verb

ob·sess·es; ob·sessed; ob·sess·ing

 

1 [+ obj] : to be the only person or thing that someone thinks or talks about
▪ The war obsesses him—he talks about nothing else. — usually used as (be) obsessed ▪ He is obsessed by the war. ▪ She was obsessed with her weight. [=she thought about her weight all the time] ▪ She became more and more obsessed with the project.

 

2 [no obj] informal : to think and talk about someone or something too much
▪ You need to stop obsessing and just deal with the problem. — usually + about or over ▪ I'm trying to obsess less about my weight. ▪ He's always obsessing over money.

 

 

 

 

obsess [əbˈsɛs]

vb

1. (tr; when passive, foll by with or by) to preoccupy completely; haunt

2. (intr; usually foll by on or over) to worry neurotically; brood

[from Latin obsessus besieged, past participle of obsidēre, from ob- in front of + sedēre to sit]

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