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obsess
[ uhb-ses ]
verb (used with object)
- 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)
- to think about something unceasingly or persistently; dwell obsessively upon something.
obsess
/ əˈɛ /
verb
- tr; when passive, foll by with or by to preoccupy completely; haunt
- intr; usually foll by on or over to worry neurotically or obsessively; brood
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Other 51Թ Forms
- Dz·iԲ· adverb
- Dz·sǰ noun
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51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ 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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Although he owns some stocks, Mr Burkholder said they were long-term investments and he was not obsessing over the sharp drops in the two days following the president's announcement.
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She is obsessed, it turns out, with wanting to locate his body, which has never been found.
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From a young age, Yoon was "obsessed with winning", his oldest friend, Chulwoo Lee, told me in the weeks after martial law.
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I'm obsessed with Genghis Khan and the history of the Mongol Empire.
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Braxton: So Rick has been obsessed with getting his revenge on the man who murdered his father.
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