: 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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My son is a freshman in high school and has recently become obsessed with Nerf and airsoft guns.
—Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2024
Dwight became obsessed with the sky as a child, during late-night walks with his mother near the old Fairfax Municipal Airport, learning about the planets and constellations.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2024
She’s obsessed with zinemaking, depression glass, and Carole King karaoke.
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 23 Apr. 2024
Shoppers are equally obsessed with the BHG outdoor rug, giving it a near-perfect rating.
—Bridget Degnan, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Apr. 2024
Throughout our trip, we were completely obsessed with chai, and he was known to make the best chai in Jaipur.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2024
Is Lee so obsessed with her job that she’s lost her humanity?
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
Advertisement Prosecutors based their case on the allegations made by a girl in Kent, Wash., whom Gatt calls an obsessed fan.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
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
Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2024
Dwight became obsessed with the sky as a child, during late-night walks with his mother near the old Fairfax Municipal Airport, learning about the planets and constellations.
—J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2024
She’s obsessed with zinemaking, depression glass, and Carole King karaoke.
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 23 Apr. 2024
Shoppers are equally obsessed with the BHG outdoor rug, giving it a near-perfect rating.
—Bridget Degnan, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Apr. 2024
Throughout our trip, we were completely obsessed with chai, and he was known to make the best chai in Jaipur.
—Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2024
Is Lee so obsessed with her job that she’s lost her humanity?
—Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
Advertisement Prosecutors based their case on the allegations made by a girl in Kent, Wash., whom Gatt calls an obsessed fan.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
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
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