obsess

əbˈsɛs

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Definition of obsess - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

mind

tr.

dominate the thoughts of someone

tr.

The idea of failure obsessed him.

haunt

preoccupy

psychology

intr.

worry neurotically or obsessively

intr.

He obsesses about his health constantly.

fixate

preoccupy

cause obsession

tr.

Rare

affect someone with an obsession

tr.

Rare

He is obsessed with collecting rare books..

haunt

preoccupy

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Origin of obsess

Latin, obsessus (besieged)

Terms with obsess included in their meaning

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dwell on the past

obsess

focus excessively on past mistakes

consume one's thoughts

obsess

cause someone to think intensely about something

torture oneself

psychology

overthink or obsess about something

fixate

obsess

attach oneself neurotically to something

get into

obsession

preoccupy or obsess someone's thoughts

Examples of obsess in a sentence

He would obsess about his appearance before every meeting.
She tends to obsess over minor details.
They obsess about their appearance before every event.
Don't obsess about what others think.

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French:obséder, s'obséder, ...
German:beherrschen, sich ängstigen, ...
Italian:ossessionare, ossessionarsi, ...
Spanish:obsesionar, obsesionarse, ...
Portuguese:obsessionar, ficar obcecado, ...
Chinese:萦绕, 过分担忧, ...
Japanese:支配する, 心配する, ...
Arabic:اِسْتَحْوَذَ, هَوِسَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַטְרִיד, לְאוֹבְסֵס, ...
Russian:овладеть, зацикливаться, ...
Ukrainian:заволодівати, зациклюватися, ...
Hindi:मन में छा जाना, चिंता करना, ...
Bengali:আবিষ্ট করা, চিন্তা করা, ...
Catalan:obsessionar, obsessionar-se, ...
Czech:posednout, posedle se zabývat, ...
Danish:besætte, være besat af, ...
Dutch:beheersen, obsederen, ...
Greek:κατακυριεύω, εμμονεύομαι, ...
Hungarian:megszállni, rögeszmésen aggódni, ...
Khmer:គ្របដណ្ដប់គំនិត, ខ្វល់ខ្វាយជាប់ចិត្ត, ...
Korean:사로잡다, 강박을 가지다, ...
Persian:ذهن کسی را به خود مشغول کردن, وسواس داشت, ...
Polish:opętywać, obsesyjnie martwić się, ...
Portuguese (BR):obsessionar, ficar obcecado, ...
Romanian:a obseda, a se preocupa excesiv, ...
Swedish:besätta, vara besatt av, ...
Thai:ครอบงำ, หมกมุ่น, ...
Turkish:takıntı haline getirmek, takıntı yapmak, ...
Vietnamese:ám ảnh, lo lắng quá mức, ...

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