obsessed

adjective

ob·​sessed əb-ˈsest How to pronounce obsessed (audio)
äb-
: 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
Gatsby the obsessed lover, erecting an empire and stringing it with lights to impress a girl …Claudia Roth Pierpont
She was at once obsessed with being a good person and brutal to the people who worked for her.Rachel Abramowitz
But 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 combination
a sports-obsessed teenager
obsessedly
əb-ˈse-səd-lē How to pronounce obsessed (audio)
-ˈsest-lē
äb-
adverb
"He wants her to be free of him and she doesn't know that she is obsessedly in love with him." 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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Throughout the collaboration process, my eyes were opened to how obsessed with fit the Universal Standard team is. Sarah Chiwaya, refinery29.com, 30 Oct. 2024 Due to the country's sheer population, obsessed fandom and deep pockets of its governing body, India should really be completely dominating the sport something like the U.S. in basketball. Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024 In the story, an obsessed youth breaks into the home of a writer called Mishima. Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024 But with a new string of murders connected to the Westside Ripper, Ava and Nathan become obsessed with finding out if their future brother-in-law is behind the slayings. Glenn Garner, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for obsessed 

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of obsess

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of obsessed was in 1888

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“Obsessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obsessed. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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