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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ob•sess /əbˈsɛs/USA pronunciation v. - to dominate the thoughts of;
preoccupy:[~ + object]Revenge obsessed him. - to think about something without stopping:[no object]He obsessed about his old girlfriend for years.
See -sess-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ob•sess (əb ses′),USA pronunciation v.t. - to dominate or preoccupy the thoughts, feelings, or desires of (a person);
beset, trouble, or haunt persistently or abnormally:Suspicion obsessed him.
v.i. - to think about something unceasingly or persistently;
dwell obsessively upon something.
- Latin obsessus, past participle of obsidēre to occupy, frequent, besiege, equivalent. to ob- ob- + -sid(ēre) combining form of sedēre to sit
- 1495–1505
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged possess, control, haunt.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: obsess /əbˈsɛs/ vb - (tr; when passive, followed by with or by) to preoccupy completely; haunt
- (intr; usually followed by on or over) to worry neurotically or obsessively; brood
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin obsessus besieged, past participle of obsidēre, from ob- in front of + sedēre to sit |