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obsess

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6
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/əbˈsɛs/

Definition of obsess

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. To be preoccupied with a single topic or emotion.
    “Some people are obsessed with sports.”
    “The [Isaac] Newton that emerges from the [unpublished] manuscripts is far from the popular image of a rational practitioner of cold and pure reason. The architect of modern science was himself not very modern. He was obsessed with alchemy.”
    “Over the past few months, RAIL has frequently condemned the Department for Transport for its growing contempt for rail customers - by obsessing on cost, caring nothing for service, and not having the slightest interest in growth.”
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verb

  1. To be preoccupied with a single topic or emotion.
    “Some people are obsessed with sports.”
    “The [Isaac] Newton that emerges from the [unpublished] manuscripts is far from the popular image of a rational practitioner of cold and pure reason. The architect of modern science was himself not very modern. He was obsessed with alchemy.”
    “Over the past few months, RAIL has frequently condemned the Department for Transport for its growing contempt for rail customers - by obsessing on cost, caring nothing for service, and not having the slightest interest in growth.”
  2. (transitive)To dominate the thoughts of someone.
    “Thoughts of her obsess my every waking moment.”
  3. (colloquial, intransitive)To think or talk obsessively about.
    “Stop obsessing over it, will you!”

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Etymology

From Latin obsessus, perfect passive participle of obsideō (“sit on or in, remain, besiege”), from ob- (“before”) + sedeō (“to sit”); see sit, session, etc.; compare assess, possess.

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