: 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. His principal obsession was trying to economize.—
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
the youngster was so obsessed with video games that he had little interest in playing outside
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This superb thriller about an obsessed fan (Kathy Bates) who rescues, and then entraps, a best-selling author (James Caan) still stands as an edge-of-your-seat experience.
—Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 15 Dec. 2025
The shimmer-obsessed should try the Hourglass Scattered Light Glitter Eye Shadow or Urban Decay’s Moondust collection.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 12 Dec. 2025
The film has captured the hearts from people of all ages, inspiring family, friends and couples to dress up as characters from the movie, like Mira’s bandmates, Zoey and Rumi; the enemy K-pop boy band Saja Boys; obsessed fans, or a cat.
—Kansas City Star, 23 Nov. 2025
After a vacation in Denmark several years ago, my family became obsessed with a fancy licorice brand.
—The Atlantic, 19 Nov. 2025
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Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 15 Dec. 2025
The shimmer-obsessed should try the Hourglass Scattered Light Glitter Eye Shadow or Urban Decay’s Moondust collection.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 12 Dec. 2025
The film has captured the hearts from people of all ages, inspiring family, friends and couples to dress up as characters from the movie, like Mira’s bandmates, Zoey and Rumi; the enemy K-pop boy band Saja Boys; obsessed fans, or a cat.
—Kansas City Star, 23 Nov. 2025
After a vacation in Denmark several years ago, my family became obsessed with a fancy licorice brand.
—The Atlantic, 19 Nov. 2025
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“Obsessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obsessed. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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