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obsess
ob·sess O0014400 (əb-sĕs′, ŏb-) v. ob·sessed, ob·sess·ing, ob·sess·es v. tr. To preoccupy the mind of (someone) excessively. v. intr. To have the mind excessively preoccupied with a single emotion or topic: The conference organizer obsessed over the smallest of details. [Latin obsidēre, obsess-, to beset, occupy : ob-, on; see ob- + sedēre, to sit; see sed- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] ob·ses′sor n. obsess (əbˈsɛs) vb1. (tr; when passive, foll by with or by) to preoccupy completely; haunt2. (intr; usually foll by on or over) to worry neurotically or obsessively; brood[C16: from Latin obsessus besieged, past participle of obsidēre, from ob- in front of + sedēre to sit]ob•sess (əbˈsɛs) v.t. 1. to dominate or excessively preoccupy the thoughts, feelings, or desires of; haunt. v.i. 2. to think about something unceasingly. [1495–1505; < Latin obsessus, past participle of obsidēre to occupy, frequent, besiege =ob- ob- + -sidēre, comb. form of sedēre to sit] ob•sess′ing•ly, adv. ob•ses′sor, n. obsess Past participle: obsessed Gerund: obsessing
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I obsess | you obsess | he/she/it obsesses | we obsess | you obsess | they obsess |
Preterite |
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I obsessed | you obsessed | he/she/it obsessed | we obsessed | you obsessed | they obsessed |
Present Continuous |
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I am obsessing | you are obsessing | he/she/it is obsessing | we are obsessing | you are obsessing | they are obsessing |
Present Perfect |
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I have obsessed | you have obsessed | he/she/it has obsessed | we have obsessed | you have obsessed | they have obsessed |
Past Continuous |
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I was obsessing | you were obsessing | he/she/it was obsessing | we were obsessing | you were obsessing | they were obsessing |
Past Perfect |
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I had obsessed | you had obsessed | he/she/it had obsessed | we had obsessed | you had obsessed | they had obsessed |
Future |
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I will obsess | you will obsess | he/she/it will obsess | we will obsess | you will obsess | they will obsess |
Future Perfect |
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I will have obsessed | you will have obsessed | he/she/it will have obsessed | we will have obsessed | you will have obsessed | they will have obsessed |
Future Continuous |
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I will be obsessing | you will be obsessing | he/she/it will be obsessing | we will be obsessing | you will be obsessing | they will be obsessing |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been obsessing | you have been obsessing | he/she/it has been obsessing | we have been obsessing | you have been obsessing | they have been obsessing |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been obsessing | you will have been obsessing | he/she/it will have been obsessing | we will have been obsessing | you will have been obsessing | they will have been obsessing |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been obsessing | you had been obsessing | he/she/it had been obsessing | we had been obsessing | you had been obsessing | they had been obsessing |
Conditional |
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I would obsess | you would obsess | he/she/it would obsess | we would obsess | you would obsess | they would obsess |
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I would have obsessed | you would have obsessed | he/she/it would have obsessed | we would have obsessed | you would have obsessed | they would have obsessed | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | obsess - haunt like a ghost; pursue; "Fear of illness haunts her"ghost, hauntpreoccupy - 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" |
obsessverb 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 Thoughts of revenge obsessed him.obsessverb1. To dominate the mind or thoughts of:possess.2. To come to mind continually:haunt, torment, trouble, weigh on (or upon).Translationsobsess (əbˈses) verb to occupy (someone's mind) too much. He is obsessed by the fear of death. 使著迷,使念念不忘 使迷恋,使着迷,使困扰 obˈsession (-ʃən) nounan obsession about motorbikes. 著迷,念念不忘,分神 着迷,念念不忘,分神 obˈsessional (-ʃə-) adjectiveobsessional behaviour. 念念不忘的,纏人的 着迷的,分神的 obˈsessive (-siv) adjectiveobsessive about cleanliness. 著迷的,難以釋懷的 摆脱不了的obˈsessively adverb 入迷地 着迷地obˈsessiveness noun 著迷 着迷obsess
obsessed with (someone or something)Excessively or solely focused on, preoccupied with, or infatuated with someone or something. For as long as I've known him, Dan has been obsessed with making money. I think it's because he grew up in poverty. A few of my fans seem obsessed with me, but I think they're harmless.See also: obsess*obsessed with someone or somethingpreoccupied with someone or something. (*Typically: be ~; become ~.) Kathy was obsessed with the kitten. Roger was obsessed with Kathy.See also: obsessEncyclopediaSeeobsessionobsess
obsess (əb-sĕs′, ŏb-)v. ob·sessed, ob·sessing, ob·sesses v.tr. To preoccupy the mind of (someone) excessively. ob·ses′sor n.obsess
Synonyms for obsessverb preoccupySynonyms- 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
Synonyms for obsessverb to dominate the mind or thoughts ofSynonymsverb to come to mind continuallySynonyms- haunt
- torment
- trouble
- weigh on
Synonyms for obsessverb haunt like a ghostSynonymsRelated Wordsverb be preoccupied with somethingRelated Words |