ob·sess ( b-s s , 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.
[Latin obsid re, obsess-, to beset, occupy : ob-, on; see ob- + sed re, to sit; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]
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ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Verb | 1. | obsess - haunt like a ghost; pursue; "Fear of illness haunts her"preoccupy - engage or engross the interest or attention of beforehand or occupy urgently or obsessively; "His work preoccupies him"; "The matter preoccupies her completely--she cannot think of anything else" | | 2. | obsess - be preoccupied with something; "She is obsessing over her weight"worry - be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy; "I worry about my job" |
obsess verb (often with with or by) preoccupy, dominate, grip, absorb, possess, consume, rule, haunt, plague, hound, torment, bedevil, monopolize, be on your mind, engross, prey on your mind, be uppermost in your thoughts
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