The meaning of OBSESSED is preoccupied with or haunted by some idea, interest, etc. : being in a state of obsession —sometimes used in combination. How to use obsessed in a sentence.

OBSESSED definition: having an obsession (usually followed by with orby ). See examples of obsessed used in a sentence.

OBSESSED definition: 1. unable to stop thinking about something; too interested in or worried about something: 2…. Learn more.

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- + …

Definition of obsess verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. [transitive, usually passive] to completely fill your mind so that you cannot think of anything else, in a way that is not reasonable or …

having an obsession (usually fol. by with or by): He is obsessed with eliminating guilt. having or displaying signs of an obsession: The audiophile entered the record store wearing an obsessed smile.

An obsession with something is an unhealthy, extreme interest in it. When someone is obsessed, they've lost control of their feelings about the object of their obsession.

If someone is obsessed with a person or thing, they keep thinking about them and find it difficult to think about anything else.

• The more our rational faculty is suppressed, the more obsessed we are by it. • It was the side that seemed unnecessarily obsessed with the dark, seedy side of life.

Being obsessed means having an intense, persistent focus or preoccupation with a person, idea, or activity that dominates your thoughts and actions.