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ob·sessed    Audio Help   [uhb-sest] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.having an obsession (usually fol. by with or by): He is obsessed with eliminating guilt.
2.having or displaying signs of an obsession: The audiophile entered the record store wearing an obsessed smile.

[Origin: 1835–45; obsess + -ed2]
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ob·sess    Audio Help   (əb-sěs', ŏb-)  Pronunciation Key 
v.   ob·sessed, ob·sess·ing, ob·sess·es

v.   tr.
To preoccupy the mind of excessively.

v.   intr.
To have the mind excessively preoccupied with a single emotion or topic: "She's dead. And you're still obsessing" (Scott Turow).


[Latin obsidēre, obsess-, to beset, occupy : ob-, on; see ob- + sedēre, to sit; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]

ob·ses'sor n.
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obsessed

adjective
1. having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something; "became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle"; "was absolutely obsessed with the girl"; "got no help from his wife who was preoccupied with the children"; "he was taken up in worry for the old woman" [syn: haunted
2. influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion; "by love possessed" 

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