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   obsess

   /əbˈsɛs/

   verb

   • 1. preoccupy or fill the mind of (someone) continually and to a troubling extent: "he was obsessed with the idea of revenge"
   • ▪ be constantly talking or worrying about something: "her husband, who is obsessing about the wrong she has done him"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘haunt, possess’, referring to an evil spirit): from Latin obsess- ‘besieged’, from the verb obsidere, from ob- ‘opposite’ + sedere ‘sit’. The current sense dates from the late 19th century.

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   Synonyms and antonyms of obsessed in English. obsessed. adjective. These are words and phrases related to obsessed. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of obsessed. He was obsessed with the idea of winning the race. Synonyms. possessed. beset. dominated. controlled. having a fixation. maniacal. haunted.

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   Synonyms for OBSESSION: problem, fascination, preoccupation, fixation, fetish, mania, enthusiasm, thirst; Antonyms of OBSESSION: indifference, disregard, apathy, nonchalance, unconcern, insouciance, disinterestedness, unconcernedness.