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    [Verb]  | "ob*sess" | \ əb-ˈses \


    1: to haunt or excessively preoccupy the mind of

    2: to engage in obsessive thinking : become obsessed with an idea

    Origin: 1531 ;

     Middle English, in be obscessed "be tormented by (the Devil, an evil spirit)," borrowed from Latin obsessus, past participle of obsidēre "to sit so as to occupy a position, occupy, frequent, besiege, blockade, beset, assail" (Late Latin, "[of a demon] to possess"), from ob- "toward, facing, against" + sedēre "to sit, be seated" , {mat|sit:1|};

      * Note : This verb in its participle form obsessed is fairly common in early Modern English as a metaphorical extension of its Latin etymon in the sense "besiege, beset," the torment attributed to the Devil being compared to the besieging of a fortress. The same applies to the associated noun obsession. With these meanings the word is sometimes accompanied by its synonyms possessed and possession. From about 1660 to the early nineteenth century obsess and obsession are exceedingly rare in English text outside of dictionaries. They then begin to revive, but without any religious connotation, perhaps stimulated by parallel use in French of obséder and obsession.;

    [Verb]  | "obsess" 


    1: to hold one's attention to an extreme degree;


      * e.g., " ... The TV show obsessed me so much that I was up all night watching. "




    [Verb]  | "obsess (about or over)" 


    [Verb]  | "obsess (over)" 


    1: as in fixate (on);


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     [ "obsess" ]

    1: to fill the mind of (someone) continually.

      * e.g.,  ... "he was obsessed with the theme of death" 

     [ "Obsessed" ]

    1: When someone is always completely in love and happy about something or someone.

      * e.g.,  ... Jonah is completely obsessed with his girlfriend. I wish I had that. 

     [ "obsession" ]

    1: An almost insane desire, longing, or burning lust for someone or something. You feel like without that thing or person, you are not complete and can't cope, or- in extreme circumstances- live, unless you have the object you desire.

      * e.g.,  ... Getting back with my ex-boyfriend has become such an obsession for me that I lose sleep trying to think of ways to lure him back into my arms. 

     [ "obsessed" ]

    1: Can't stop thinking about.

      * e.g.,  ... I'm obsessed with gamecube. 

     [ "Obsessed" ]

    1: When some guy/girl likes some guy/girl so much all they think of is that person, they even dream about them. And they even admit that they do that.

      * e.g.,  ... Helene is so obsessed with Josh that all she can think of is Josh, dream about Josh, but still insists that they're not. How sad 

     [ "Obsessed" ]

    1: When one only cares about doing a certain thing and can only think about that thing.

      * e.g.,  ... Man, Keilie and Jessica are too obsessed with One Tree Hill! 

     [ "obsession" ]

    1: ob⋅ses⋅sion  /əbˈsɛʃən/ Show Spelled Pronunciation uhb-sesh-uhn –noun the domination of one's thoughts or feelings by a persistent idea, image, desire, etc.

      * e.g.,  ... Karls current obsession is to get a new computer just because Larry has one and he keeps staring at computer hardware web pages. 

     [ "obsession" ]

    1: someone who is sickly addicted to thinking about you and what you are doing, and making everything you do about them.

      * e.g.,  ... joan has a complete obsession with gresa did you know? 

     [ "obsession" ]

    2: they never get enough of the thought of you in their head, it’s never ending.

     [ "obsession" ]

    3: they’re obsessed.

     [ "obsessed" ]

    1:  Loving to the point of maybe even stalking.

      * e.g.,  ... Spreading the word of the wonderful New York Dolls to everyone in your life. 

     [ "obsessed" ]

    2:  Thinking only about one thing.

      * e.g.,  ... mak: HEY, WHO'VE YOU TOLD ABOUT OUT BOYS LATELY? 

     [ "obsessive" ]

    1: To have a place for everything and everything in it's place

      * e.g.,  ... Person 1: You moved my salt shaker.  

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