Complete Definition of "obsess"

English

Etymology
From L. obsessum, past participle of obsidere.

Verb
en-verb|obsess|es

  1. context|passive|contrued with with To be preoccupied with a single topic or emotion.

#:Some people are obsessed with sports.

  1. transitive To dominate the thoughts of someone.

#:Thoughts of her obsess my every waking moment.

Translations
trans-top|To be preoccupied with a single topic or emotion
Bosnian: opsjednuti
Finnish: olla pakkomielteinen
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Serbian:
:Cyrillic: оп�едн��и
:Roman: opsednuti
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trans-top|To dominate the thoughts of someone
Finnish: riivata, olla hulluna, olla pakkomielle
trans-mid
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Category:English intransitive verbs
Category:English transitive verbs

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