English Explanatory Dictionary

obsessed

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of obsess
adj
  1. Intensely preoccupied with or by a given topic or emotion; driven by a specified obsession.
  2. Influenced or controlled by evil spirits, but less than possessed in that the spirits do not actually reside in the victim.

Pronunciation

/əbˈsɛst/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-AnotherFriendlyHuman-obsessed.wav

Word forms

obsessed more obsessed most obsessed

Derived words

obsessedly obsessedness self-obsessed unobsessed
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