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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Where Pink Floyd’s Seventies oeuvre obsessed on the brutality of the human condition, Gilmour’s latest solo music concerns itself with humanity’s fragility.
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Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
Some might start obsessing over capturing them and eliminating the sound while others might become fearful.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
That’s why Trump, who closely follows the stock market and obsessed over it as president, should be nervous about the recent trend on Wall Street.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
The film follows Elsa (Megan Northam) who, three years after her brother Franck disappears in outer space, spends her days obsessing over the loss.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
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Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
Some might start obsessing over capturing them and eliminating the sound while others might become fearful.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
That’s why Trump, who closely follows the stock market and obsessed over it as president, should be nervous about the recent trend on Wall Street.
—Matt Egan, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
The film follows Elsa (Megan Northam) who, three years after her brother Franck disappears in outer space, spends her days obsessing over the loss.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for obsess
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“Obsess.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obsess. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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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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