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obsessed  /əb ˈsɛst/ ? Meaning of "obsessed"

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Definition(s):

  1. (adj) having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
  2. (adj) influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion

Synonym(s)

preoccupied, taken up, possessed

Usage(s):

  1. Retiree Ed Lake has become obsessed with the anthrax case--and he has a theory about who did it.
  2. The setup's like this: A depressed, pudgy nerd who's obsessed with strategy games is zapped into an alternate fantasy world.
  3. The whole Bush national-security team was obsessed with setting up a national system of missile defense.

Quotes

  1. Carr added: "I must be obsessed with her actually if you look at my Google searches. So I should dedicate this award to her."
    on Dec 7, 2008 By: Alan Carr Source: Belfast Telegraph

  2. "I'm not going to spend all my time running down the other candidates, which seems to be what Senator Clinton has been obsessed with for the last month," Obama said.
    on Jan 13, 2008 By: Barack Obama Source: FOXNews

  3. "The man is obsessed with me, and I'm happy to say his show tanked," O'Donnell said, an apparent reference to the ratings of the latest edition of Trump's NBC reality show,"The Apprentice, which started Sunday and fell short of those from...
    on Jan 9, 2007 By: Rosie O Donnell Source: USA Today

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