obsessed; obsessing; obsesses
: to haunt or excessively preoccupy the mind of
was obsessed with the idea
She was obsessed with her car.
: to engage in obsessive thinking : become obsessed with an idea
He's always obsessing over money.
Examples of obsess in a Sentence
The war obsesses him—he talks about nothing else.
You need to stop obsessing and just deal with the problem.
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But hot in pursuit is a ruthless Nazi SS officer on horseback (Friend) who is obsessed with hunting him down.
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Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2024
Quartz’s Gabriela Riccardi is obsessed with pollen, and wrote about the price lots of humans pay for nature’s bounty.
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 8 May 2024
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Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 May 2024
Quartz’s Gabriela Riccardi is obsessed with pollen, and wrote about the price lots of humans pay for nature’s bounty.
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 8 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for obsess
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“Obsess.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obsess. Accessed 15 May. 2024.
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obsess
verb
ob·sess
əb-ˈses 
äb-
: to occupy the mind of completely or abnormally
obsessed with this new scheme
Medical Definition
obsess
transitive verb
ob·sess
əb-ˈses, äb-
: to preoccupy intensely or abnormally
was obsessed with success
: to engage in obsessive thinking
solve problems rather than obsess about them—Carol Tavris
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