obsess
verb/əbˈsɛs/
Etymology
From Latin obsessus, perfect passive participle of obsideō (“sit on or in, remain, besiege”), from ob- (“before”) + sedeō (“to sit”); see sit, session, etc.; compare assess, possess.
- derived from obsessus
Definitions
To be preoccupied with a single topic or emotion.
- Some people are obsessed with sports.
- The [Isaac] Newton that emerges from the [unpublished] manuscripts is far from the popular image of a rational practitioner of cold and pure reason. The architect of modern science was himself not very modern. He was obsessed with alchemy.
- Over the past few months, RAIL has frequently condemned the Department for Transport for its growing contempt for rail customers - by obsessing on cost, caring nothing for service, and not having the slightest interest in growth.
To dominate the thoughts of someone.
- Thoughts of her obsess my every waking moment.
To think or talk obsessively about.
- Stop obsessing over it, will you!
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Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for obsess. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA