obsess

Meaning

  1. To be preoccupied with a single topic or emotion.
  2. To dominate the thoughts of someone.
  3. (colloquial) To think or talk obsessively about.

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Pronounced as (IPA)
/əbˈsɛs/
Etymology

From Latin obsessus, perfect passive participle of obsideō (“sit on or in, remain, besiege”), from ob (“before”) + sedeō (“I sit”); see sit, session, etc.; compare assess, possess.

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