: 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
the youngster was so obsessed with video games that he had little interest in playing outside
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Buscemi became obsessed with the game and dipped his toes into several golf businesses.
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2025
As one domino falls after another, cracks begin to show in their respective relationships especially while Rachel’s husband Adam becomes obsessed with getting back their wedding gift: The Everything Pot.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 23 Apr. 2025
Frank Sato Felix committed the 2016 shotgun murders after becoming obsessed with the couple's teenage daughter.
—Scott Schwebke, Oc Register, 11 Apr. 2025
Buscemi became obsessed with the game and dipped his toes into several golf businesses.
—Michael Croley, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Obsessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obsessed. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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