obsess
verb
ob·sess
| \ əb-ˈses
, äb-\
, äb-\
obsessed;
obsessing;
obsesses
Definition of obsess
: to haunt or excessively preoccupy the mind of
was obsessed with the idea She was obsessed with her car.
: to engage in obsessive thinking : become obsessed with an idea
He's always obsessing over money.
Examples of obsess in a Sentence
The war obsesses him—he talks about nothing else.
You need to stop obsessing and just deal with the problem.
Recent Examples on the Web
That’s because Winters, who has a vast photographic history with WIRED from the past couple of decades, is space-obsessed. — Anna Goldwater Alexander, WIRED, "Photographer Dan Winters on His Apollo Obsession," 16 July 2019 Monday is the four-year anniversary of Kessel’s trade from the Maple Leafs to the Penguins, which spurred a same-day column from the Toronto Sun that painted Kessel as food-obsessed and flippant. — Richard Morin, azcentral, "Coyotes' Tocchet: 'The young guys are going to like' playing with Phil Kessel," 1 July 2019 We may be too obsessed with gotcha questions and viral moments to understand the contours of this opening-gun event. — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, "Miami Moonglow for Booker and Klobuchar," 27 June 2019 The zoo’s longtime director, Josef Vágner, was obsessed with African animals. — Rebecca Boyle, Discover Magazine, "The Quixotic Quest to Birth a Baby Northern White Rhino," 25 June 2019 Opinion: In a place obsessed with identity, Shane Lowry is a champion fans can relate to More: Brooks Koepka doesn't blame J.B. Holmes' slow play for disappointing British Open finish Sepp Straka was third at 23-under after a 66. — Cincinnati.com, "St. Xavier High School, University of Cincinnati grad Jim Herman wins Barbasol Championship," 21 July 2019 Of course, our society is and always has been obsessed with looking young, a fixation aided by easy-to-use editing apps like FaceTune. — Sangeeta Singh-kurtz, Quartzy, "FaceApp only shows the older version of ourselves we want to see," 19 July 2019 The advertising industry is obsessed with creativity. — Cassie Werber, Quartz at Work, "Unlock your creativity by battling your brain’s laziest shortcut," 2 July 2019 Showing your age To the person who is obsessed with motorists not using their headlights: Stop complaining already. — Chicago Tribune, Lake County News-Sun, "Talk of the County: Supporting gambling industry a matter of perspective," 10 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'obsess.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for obsess
obsess
verb
English Language Learners Definition of obsess
: to be the only person or thing that someone thinks or talks about
informal
: to think and talk about someone or something too much
See the full definition for obsess in the English Language Learners Dictionary
obsess
verb
ob·sess
| \ əb-ˈses
\
\
obsessed;
obsessing
Kids Definition of obsess
: to occupy the thoughts of completely or abnormally
A new scheme obsesses him.
obsess
transitive verb
ob·sess
| \ əb-ˈses, äb-
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Medical Definition of obsess
: to preoccupy intensely or abnormally
was obsessed with success
: to engage in obsessive thinking
solve problems rather than obsess about them— Carol Tavris
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