obsessed

ob·sess  (b-ss, b-)

v. ob·sessed, ob·sess·ing, ob·sess·es

v.tr.

To preoccupy the mind of excessively.

v.intr.

To have the mind excessively preoccupied with a single emotion or topic: "She's dead. And you're still obsessing" (Scott Turow).

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[Latin obsidre, obsess-, to beset, occupy : ob-, on; see ob- + sedre, to sit; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]

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ob·sessor n.

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obsessed

Adjective

thinking about someone or something all the time: he had become obsessed with her [Latin obsessus besieged]

obsessive adjn

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	obsessed - having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something; "became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle"; "was absolutely obsessed with the girl"; "got no help from his wife who was preoccupied with the children"; "he was taken up in worry for the old woman" haunted, taken up, preoccupied concerned - feeling or showing worry or solicitude; "concerned parents of youthful offenders"; "was concerned about the future"; "we feel concerned about accomplishing the task at hand"; "greatly concerned not to disappoint a small child"
	2.	obsessed - influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion; "by love possessed" possessed controlled - restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds; "controlled emotions"; "the controlled release of water from reservoirs"

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obsessed

adjective absorbed, dominated, gripped, caught up, haunted, distracted, hung up (slang) preoccupied, immersed, beset, in the grip, infatuated, fixated, having a one-track mind << OPPOSITE indifferent