obsessed

adjective

1. having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something (Freq. 1)

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became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle

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was absolutely obsessed with the girl

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got no help from his wife who was preoccupied with the children

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he was taken up in worry for the old woman

• Syn: ↑haunted, ↑preoccupied, ↑taken up

• Similar to: ↑concerned

• Derivationally related forms: ↑preoccupancy (for: ↑preoccupied)

2. influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion

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by love possessed

• Syn: ↑possessed

• Similar to: ↑controlled

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/euhb sest"/, adj.

1. having an obsession (usually fol. by with or by): He is obsessed with eliminating guilt.

2. having or displaying signs of an obsession: The audiophile entered the record store wearing an obsessed smile.

[1835-45; OBSESS + -ED²]

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obsessed UK [əbˈsest] US adjective ★

considering someone or something as so important that you are always thinking about them, in a way that seems extreme to other people

An obsessed fan tried to kill him.

obsessed with:

a government obsessed with secrecy

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