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ob·sess

(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.
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obsess

(əbˈsɛs)
vb
1. (tr; when passive, foll by with or by) to preoccupy completely; haunt
2. (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]
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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.
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obsess


Past participle: obsessed
Gerund: obsessing

Imperative
obsess
obsess
Present
I obsess
you obsess
he/she/it obsesses
we obsess
you obsess
they obsess
Preterite
I obsessed
you obsessed
he/she/it obsessed
we obsessed
you obsessed
they obsessed
Present Continuous
I am obsessing
you are obsessing
he/she/it is obsessing
we are obsessing
you are obsessing
they are obsessing
Present Perfect
I have obsessed
you have obsessed
he/she/it has obsessed
we have obsessed
you have obsessed
they have obsessed
Past Continuous
I was obsessing
you were obsessing
he/she/it was obsessing
we were obsessing
you were obsessing
they were obsessing
Past Perfect
I had obsessed
you had obsessed
he/she/it had obsessed
we had obsessed
you had obsessed
they had obsessed
Future
I will obsess
you will obsess
he/she/it will obsess
we will obsess
you will obsess
they will obsess
Future Perfect
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
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
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
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
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
I would obsess
you would obsess
he/she/it would obsess
we would obsess
you would obsess
they would obsess
Past Conditional
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
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb 1. obsess - haunt like a ghost; pursue; "Fear of illness haunts her"
preoccupy - 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"
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obsess

verb 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.
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obsess

verb
1. To dominate the mind or thoughts of:
2. To come to mind continually:
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Translations
يَتَسَلَّط على
besætte
megszállott: vmi megszállottja
heltaka
apsėstasapsėstumasįkyri mintisįkyriailiguistai
apsēstpārņemt
posadnúť
aklından çıkmamakzihnini meşgul etmek

obsess

[əbˈses]
A. VTobsesionar
B. VIobsesionarse (about, over con, por)
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

obsess

[əbˈsɛs]
vtobséder
to be obsessed by sb/sth → être obsédé par qn/qch
viêtre en proie à des obsessions
to obsess about sth → se tourmenter pour qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

obsess

vt to be obsessed by or with somebody/somethingvon jdm/etw besessen sein; to be obsessed about somethingvon etw besessen sein; to be obsessed about doing somethingdavon besessen sein, etw zu tun ; something obsesses somebodyjd ist von etw besessen ; his one obsessing thoughtder ihn ständig verfolgende Gedanke ; don’t become obsessed by itlass das nicht zum Zwang or zur Manie werden
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obsess

[əbˈsɛs] vtossessionare
to be obsessed by or with sb/sth → essere ossessionato/a da or con qn/qc
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

obsess

(əbˈses) verb
to occupy (someone's mind) too much. He is obsessed by the fear of death. besete, behep يَتَسَلَّط على завладявам obcecar posednout verfolgen besætte διακατέχω, κατατρέχω, βασανίζω obsesionar painama ذهن کسی را مشغول کردن olla pakkomielle jstk obséder אֲחוּז דִיבּוּק डूबे रहना opsjedati vmi megszállottja mempengaruhi pikiran heltaka ossessionare 取りつく ...에 사로잡히다 apimti, persekioti pārņemt (domas); apsēst terlalu memikirkan obsederen besette, forfølge opętać ذهن بوخت ساتل obcecar a obseda завладевать умом posadnúť obsesti biti opsednut anfäkta, hemsöka ครอบงํา zihnini meşgul etmek, aklından çıkmamak 使著迷,使念念不忘 переслідувати ذہن پر سوار ہونا، طاري ہونا ám ảnh 使迷恋,使着迷,使困扰
obˈsession (-ʃən) noun
an obsession about motorbikes. obsessie, behep met هاجِس، إسْتِحْواذ идея-фикс obsessão posedlost die Besessenheit besættelse έμμονη ιδέα, ψύχωση obsesión sundmõte دل مشغولی pakkomielle obsession שִיגָיוֹן जूनून opsjednutost megszállottság obsesi þráhyggja ossessione 執念 사로잡힘, 강박 nenumaldomas potraukis, įkyri mintis apsēstība, mānija keadaan terlalu memikirkan obsessie besettelse obsesja زړه مصروف ساتل obsessão obsesie одержимость; навязчивая идея posadnutosť obsedenost opsesija tvångsföreställning, fix idé, besatthet ความหลงใหล saplantı, tutku 著迷,念念不忘,分神 нав'язлива ідея; одержимість غلبۂ خيال، توہم sự ám ảnh 着迷,念念不忘,分神
obˈsessional (-ʃə-) adjective
obsessional behaviour. obsessiewe إسْتِحْواذي маниакален obsessivo trpící utkvělými myšlenkami besessen sygelig που χαρακτηρίζεται από εμμονές, ψυχωτικός obsesivo pöörane وسواس گونه pakkomielteenomainen obsessionnel כפייתי मनोग्रस्त opsesivan megszállott penuh obsesi þráhyggju- ossessivo 取りつかれた 강박적인 apsėstas, liguistas, įkyrus apsēstībai/mānijai raksturīgs terlalu mementingkan geobsedeerd som skyldes tvangsforestillinger obsesyjny وسواسى obsessivo obsesiv навязчивый trpiaci utkvelými predstavami nadležen opsesivan tvångsmässig, tvångs- อย่างหลงใหล saplantılı, tutkulu 念念不忘的,纏人的 нав'язливий توہمانہ gây ám ảnh 着迷的,分神的
obˈsessive (-siv) adjective
obsessive about cleanliness. obsessief مَهْووس، مُسْتَحْوِذ عَليْه فِكْرَه вманиачен obsessivo vtíravý, nutkavý besessen sygelig που έχει ψύχωση με κτ., πωρωμένος obsesivo kinnisidee küüsis وسواسی pakkomielteinen obsédant שִׁגיוֹנִי जादा ही ग्रस्त opsjednut mániákus tergila-gila haldinn þráhyggju ossessivo 取りつかれた 집착하는 liguistai pedantiškas apsēsts keterlaluan bezeten sykelig, besatt; tvangs- przesadny, natrętny, obsesyjny وسواسى obsessivo obsedant одержимый posadnutý obseden opsesivan tvångsmässig ที่คิดหมกมุ่นอยู่กับสิ่งใดสิ่งหนึ่งมากเกินไป saplantılı 著迷的,難以釋懷的 нав'язливий مسلط، توہم پرست thuộc sự ám ảnh 摆脱不了的
obˈsessively adverb
obsessief بِهَوَس، باسْتِحْواذ вманичено obsessivamente vtíravě besessn sygeligt με εμμονή, με ψύχωση de manera obsesiva sundmõtteliselt با وسواس pakkomielteisesti d'une manière obsédante בְּצוּרָה כְּפִייָתִית मनोग्रस्तिता, मनोग्रस्तता opsjednuto mániákusan dengan tergila-gila eins og haldinn þráhyggju in maniera ossessiva 取りつかれて 집요하게 liguistai, įkyriai apsēsti; kā apsēsts secara keterlaluan bezeten sykelig, besatt natrętnie په وسواس obsessivamente obsedant одержимо posadnuto obsedeno opsesivno tvångsmässigt อย่างหมกมุ่น tutkulu bir şekilde 入迷地 нав'язливо مغلوبانہ، توہمانہ انداز ميں một cách ám ảnh 着迷地
obˈsessiveness noun
obsessiwiteit إسْتِحْواذ فِكْرَه вманиаченост obsessão nutkavost die Besessenheit sygelighed μονομανία obsesión sundmõttelisus وسواس pakkomielteenomaisuus caractère obsédant כפייתיות मनोग्रस्तिता, मनोग्रस्तता opsjednutost vkinek a rögeszmés volta ketergila-gilaan e-ð sem sÿnir einkenni þráhyggju ossessività 取りつかれること 집요함 apsėstumas, liguistumas apsēstība keterlaluan bezetenheid tvangstanker natręctwo تلوسه، وسوسه obsessão caracter obsedant одержимость posadnutosť obsedenost opsesivnost tvångsmässighet ความหมกมุ่น saplantı, tutku 著迷 нав'язливість خيال کا غلبہ tính trạng ám ảnh 着迷
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Caught on the flank, by the Rue Saint- Pierre-aux-Boeufs, and in the rear through the Rue du Parvis, driven to bay against Notre-Dame, which they still assailed and Quasimodo defended, at the same time besiegers and besieged, they were in the singular situation in which Comte Henri Harcourt, Taurinum obsessor idem et obsessus , as his epitaph says, found himself later on, at the famous siege of Turin, in 1640, between Prince Thomas of Savoy, whom he was besieging, and the Marquis de Leganez, who was blockading him.
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