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Definitions for Obsessed
[1] having an obsession (usually followed by with or by ): He is obsessed with eliminating guilt.
[2] having or displaying signs of an obsession: The audiophile entered the record store wearing an obsessed smile.
[3] to dominate or preoccupy the thoughts, feelings, or desires of (a person); beset, trouble, or haunt persistently or abnormally: Suspicion obsessed him.
[4] to think about something unceasingly or persistently; dwell obsessively upon something.
[5] (tr; when passive, foll by with or by) to preoccupy completely; haunt
[6] (intr; usually foll by on or over) to worry neurotically or obsessively; brood
Words related to Obsessed
troubled, haunted, preoccupied, dominated, controlled, infatuated, possessed, hooked, engrossed, beset, held, bewitched, dogged, gripped, fixated, harassed, seized, fiendish, into
Words nearby Obsessed
observational, observatory, observe, observer, obsess, obsessed, obsession, obsessive, obsessive-compulsive, obsessive-compulsive disorder, obsidian
Origin of Obsessed
1495–1505; < Latin obsessus, past participle of obsidēre to occupy, frequent, besiege, equivalent to ob- ob- + -sid(ēre ) combining form of sedēre to sit1
Words that may be confused with Obsessed
WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, obsessabscess, obsess
Other words from Obsessed
self-ob·sessed , adjective
un·ob·sessed , adjective
ob·sess·ing·ly , adverb
ob·ses·sor , noun
Word origin for Obsessed
C16: from Latin obsessus besieged, past participle of obsidēre, from ob- in front of + sedēre to sit
Synonyms for Obsessed
captivated, dominated, haunted, preoccupied, troubled, bedeviled, beset, bewitched, controlled, dogged, engrossed, fixated, gripped, harassed, held, hooked, infatuated, overpowered, plagued, possessed, prepossessed, seized, tormented, eat sleep and breathe, fiendish, have on the brain, hung up on, immersed in, into, really into, taken over, tied up, turned on, up to here in, wound up with, wrapped up in