obsessed; obsessing; obsesses
: to haunt or excessively preoccupy the mind of
was obsessed with the idea
She was obsessed with her car.
: to engage in obsessive thinking : become obsessed with an idea
He's always obsessing over money.
Examples of obsess in a Sentence
The war obsesses him—he talks about nothing else.
You need to stop obsessing and just deal with the problem.
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Jordan Moreau, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
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An entire flashback episode with Xavier's father exists to establish that Xavier is obsessed with planes (his grandfather was a Tuskegee Airman, and his father flew commercial airliners) and has his pilot's license.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025
The biggest selling point about this mascara, though, is the sheer volume of people who are obsessed with it.
—Abby Kass, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
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Jordan Moreau, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
Recently, we’ve been obsessed with the glossy hair look—so of course Gigi’s light-reflecting bob is on our radar.
—Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 5 Mar. 2025
An entire flashback episode with Xavier's father exists to establish that Xavier is obsessed with planes (his grandfather was a Tuskegee Airman, and his father flew commercial airliners) and has his pilot's license.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 4 Mar. 2025
The biggest selling point about this mascara, though, is the sheer volume of people who are obsessed with it.
—Abby Kass, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Obsess.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obsess. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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obsess
verb
ob·sess
əb-ˈses 
äb-
: to occupy the mind of completely or abnormally
obsessed with this new scheme
Medical Definition
obsess
transitive verb
ob·sess
əb-ˈses, äb-
: to preoccupy intensely or abnormally
was obsessed with success
: to engage in obsessive thinking
solve problems rather than obsess about them—Carol Tavris
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