obsess

//əbˈsɛs//
B2Frequency Level 9Neutral
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Verb

obsessInfinitive
obsessPresent tense
obsessedPast tense
obsessedPast participle
obsessingPresent participle
obsessesThird-person singular
1

To preoccupy or fill the mind of someone continually and to a troubling extent.

The fear of failure obsessed him for years.

2

To be constantly thinking about something or someone in a way that is not healthy or normal.

She obsesses over every small detail of her appearance.

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