obsessed
- 1Thinking about one thing so much that you cannot focus on anything else.
Like having one thought stuck in your head that just will not go away.
He is obsessed with his favorite video game and plays it for hours.
My sister gets obsessed with a new song and listens to it all day.
Similarfixated, preoccupied, consumed
Oppositeindifferent
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- 2Past tense and past participle of obsess. Use it for the past, or after has, have or had.
She obsessed over the test results for days.
He has obsessed about his diet all year.
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- 3Bothered or harassed by an evil spirit from the outside, without the spirit living inside the person.
Like a wasp buzzing around your head: annoying you from outside, but never getting in.
The villagers believed the old man was obsessed by a restless spirit.
A priest was called to help the woman they thought was obsessed.
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obsessed is a form of obsess
obsess, verb: To think about one thing so much that little else gets your attention. Full entry
- Spelling
- obsess → obsessed: add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /t/.
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