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- [uh b-ses]
- /əbˈsɛs/
- /əbˈses/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh b-ses]
- /əbˈsɛs/
Definitions of obsess word
- verb with object obsess to dominate or preoccupy the thoughts, feelings, or desires of (a person); beset, trouble, or haunt persistently or abnormally: Suspicion obsessed him. 1
- verb without object obsess to think about something unceasingly or persistently; dwell obsessively upon something. 1
- noun obsess Preoccupy or fill the mind of (someone) continually, intrusively, and to a troubling extent. 1
- intransitive verb obsess be overly preoccupied with sthg 1
- transitive verb obsess preoccupy 1
- verb obsess If something obsesses you or if you obsess about something, you keep thinking about it and find it difficult to think about anything else. 0
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Origin of obsess
First appearance:
before 1495 One of the 26% oldest English words
1495-1505; < Latin obsessus, past participle of obsidēre to occupy, frequent, besiege, equivalent to ob- ob- + -sid(ēre) combining form of sedēre to sit1
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Parts of speech for Obsess
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obsess popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
obsess usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for obsess
verb obsess
- preoccupy — to absorb or engross to the exclusion of other things.
- grip — the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- consume — If you consume something, you eat or drink it.
- fixate — to fix; make stable or stationary.
- possess — to have as belonging to one; have as property; own: to possess a house and a car.
Antonyms for obsess
verb obsess
- bore — If someone or something bores you, you find them dull and uninteresting.
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