: preoccupied with or haunted by some idea, interest, etc. : being in a state of obsession
This was because on vacations my father was a man obsessed.—
Bill Bryson
Bill BrysonGatsby the obsessed lover, erecting an empire and stringing it with lights to impress a girl …—Claudia Roth Pierpont
Claudia Roth PierpontShe was at once obsessed with being a good person and brutal to the people who worked for her.—Rachel Abramowitz
Rachel AbramowitzBut it seems we're becoming so obsessed with healthy eating, we are embarking on up to three different diets a year.—Unity Blott
—sometimes used in combinationUnity Blotta sports-obsessed teenager
obsessedly
adverb
"He wants her to be free of him and she doesn't know that she is obsessedly in love with him."
—Anthony Hopkins
Anthony Hopkins
Examples of obsessed in a Sentence
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Tom quickly becomes obsessed with the work of the Italian painter Caravaggio, especially after Dickie explains that Caravaggio was a murderer who created some of his greatest art while on the run from the authorities.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2024
But then there is the guy who’s obsessed with that orange prize.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 4 Apr. 2024
She’s obsessed with zinemaking, her glassware collection, and karaoke if Carole King is on.
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
He’s anguished and ardent about the world and his place in it, and recovery has left him newly and painfully obsessed with his deficiencies.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2024
In the video, Rodrigo sings about being jealous of and obsessed with her partner's ex-girlfriend, dressed in her usual punky all-black against the debutantes and pageant queens.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 22 Mar. 2024
Daisy becomes obsessed and infatuated with Heather Brown, a VHS aerobics instructor.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024
She’s obsessed with zinemaking, her glassware collection, and karaoke (if Carole King is on).
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2024
Everybody’s obsessed with your wardrobe for the show.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2024
Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2024
But then there is the guy who’s obsessed with that orange prize.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 4 Apr. 2024
She’s obsessed with zinemaking, her glassware collection, and karaoke if Carole King is on.
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
He’s anguished and ardent about the world and his place in it, and recovery has left him newly and painfully obsessed with his deficiencies.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2024
In the video, Rodrigo sings about being jealous of and obsessed with her partner's ex-girlfriend, dressed in her usual punky all-black against the debutantes and pageant queens.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 22 Mar. 2024
Daisy becomes obsessed and infatuated with Heather Brown, a VHS aerobics instructor.
—Addie Morfoot, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024
She’s obsessed with zinemaking, her glassware collection, and karaoke (if Carole King is on).
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2024
Everybody’s obsessed with your wardrobe for the show.
—Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2024
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