: preoccupied with or haunted by some idea, interest, etc. : being in a state of obsession
This was because on vacations my father was a man obsessed.—
Bill Bryson
Bill BrysonGatsby the obsessed lover, erecting an empire and stringing it with lights to impress a girl …—Claudia Roth Pierpont
Claudia Roth PierpontShe was at once obsessed with being a good person and brutal to the people who worked for her.—Rachel Abramowitz
Rachel AbramowitzBut it seems we're becoming so obsessed with healthy eating, we are embarking on up to three different diets a year.—Unity Blott
—sometimes used in combinationUnity Blotta sports-obsessed teenager
obsessedly
adverb
"He wants her to be free of him and she doesn't know that she is obsessedly in love with him."
—Anthony Hopkins
Anthony Hopkins
Examples of obsessed in a Sentence
the youngster was so obsessed with video games that he had little interest in playing outside
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Tyler Hilton shrugged it off when his 5-year-old daughter, Winnie, became obsessed with a series introduced by a nanny.
—Leena Tailor, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2025
Young then transferred to New York University and became obsessed with the music scene the city had to offer, eventually leaving the school.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
Though the details differ, the story remains the same for many women on Twitch: A man starts watching their streams, then eventually becomes obsessed with them, transitioning from fan to serial harasser or stalker.
—Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2025
The film follows an aging shepherd who struggles to find a successor as bears prey on his flock, and a teenage boy who becomes obsessed with tracking the bears.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 11 Mar. 2025
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Leena Tailor, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Mar. 2025
Young then transferred to New York University and became obsessed with the music scene the city had to offer, eventually leaving the school.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
Though the details differ, the story remains the same for many women on Twitch: A man starts watching their streams, then eventually becomes obsessed with them, transitioning from fan to serial harasser or stalker.
—Alyssa Mercante, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2025
The film follows an aging shepherd who struggles to find a successor as bears prey on his flock, and a teenage boy who becomes obsessed with tracking the bears.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Obsessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obsessed. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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