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obsess

[ uhb-ses ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to dominate or preoccupy the thoughts, feelings, or desires of (a person); beset, trouble, or haunt persistently or abnormally:

    Suspicion obsessed him.

    Synonyms: , ,



verb (used without object)

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

obsess

/ É™²úˈ²õÉ›²õ /

verb

  1. tr; when passive, foll by with or by to preoccupy completely; haunt
  2. intr; usually foll by on or over to worry neurotically or obsessively; brood
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of obsess1

1495–1505; < Latin obsessus, past participle of ´Ç²ú²õ¾±»åŧ°ù±ð to occupy, frequent, besiege, equivalent to ob- ob- + -sid ( ŧ°ù±ð ) combining form of sedŧ°ù±ð to sit 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of obsess1

C16: from Latin obsessus besieged, past participle of ´Ç²ú²õ¾±»åŧ°ù±ð, from ob- in front of + sedŧ°ù±ð to sit
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Example Sentences

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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Actors are often advised to let their character go after a production wraps – that after months or years of obsessing over this fictional being’s wants and desires it’s time to end that story.

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