obsessed

[ uh b-sest ]
/ əbˈsɛst /
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adjective

having an obsession (usually followed by with or by): He is obsessed with eliminating guilt.
having or displaying signs of an obsession: The audiophile entered the record store wearing an obsessed smile.

Origin of obsessed

First recorded in 1835–45; obsess + -ed2

OTHER WORDS FROM obsessed

self-ob·sessed, adjective un·ob·sessed, adjective

Words nearby obsessed

observational, observatory, observe, observer, obsess, obsessed, obsession, obsessive, obsessive-compulsive, obsessive-compulsive disorder, obsidian

Definition for obsessed (2 of 2)

obsess
[ uhb-ses ]
/ əbˈsɛs /

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.

verb (used without object)

to think about something unceasingly or persistently; dwell obsessively upon something.

Origin of obsess

1495–1505; < Latin obsessus, past participle of obsidēre to occupy, frequent, besiege, equivalent to ob- ob- + -sid(ēre) combining form of sedēre to sit1

OTHER WORDS FROM obsess

ob·sess·ing·ly, adverb ob·ses·sor, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH obsess

abscess obsess

Words related to obsessed

troubled, haunted, preoccupied, dominated, controlled, infatuated, possessed, hooked, engrossed, beset, held, bewitched, dogged, gripped, fixated, harassed, seized, fiendish, into

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British Dictionary definitions for obsessed

obsess
/ (əbˈsɛs) /

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

Word Origin for obsess

C16: from Latin obsessus besieged, past participle of obsidēre, from ob- in front of + sedēre to sit