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.
Recent Examples on the Web
For better or worse, I’ve never been obsessed with other people’s perceptions of me, but I have always been obsessed with being able to do my thing.
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Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 9 July 2024
On the fifth floor, the prosecutors obsessed over who had asked the questions, huddling in McDonald’s office to compare handwriting on the notes with the jurors’ original questionnaires.
—Joshua Lott, Washington Post, 8 July 2024
According to an Intuit Credit Karma survey in January, 45% of Gen Zers and millennials are obsessed with the idea of being rich, with 48% of Gen Zers and 59% of millennials feeling behind financially.
—Byjason Ma, Fortune, 6 July 2024
Chrissy Teigen and her family are officially obsessed with Legos!
—Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 4 July 2024
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Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 9 July 2024
On the fifth floor, the prosecutors obsessed over who had asked the questions, huddling in McDonald’s office to compare handwriting on the notes with the jurors’ original questionnaires.
—Joshua Lott, Washington Post, 8 July 2024
According to an Intuit Credit Karma survey in January, 45% of Gen Zers and millennials are obsessed with the idea of being rich, with 48% of Gen Zers and 59% of millennials feeling behind financially.
—Byjason Ma, Fortune, 6 July 2024
Chrissy Teigen and her family are officially obsessed with Legos!
—Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 4 July 2024
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“Obsess.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obsess. Accessed 15 Jul. 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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