obsessed
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Definition
Adjective: 1. Influenced or controlled by a powerful force, such as a strong emotion: Describes a state where one's thoughts, feelings, or actions are dominated by an overwhelming idea, person, or desire. 2. Having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something: Characterized by a persistent and often intrusive preoccupation with a specific subject or person.
Examples of Usage
- (His thoughts were completely dominated by this single goal.)
- (She showed an excessive, compulsive concern for the actor.)
- (The case powerfully influenced and controlled his thoughts.)
Advanced Usage
- "to be obsessed with/by": This is the standard prepositional construction used with "obsessed."
- He is obsessed with perfection.
- She was obsessed by a fear of failure.
- "obsessing" / "to obsess over" (Related Verb Forms): While "obsessed" is an adjective describing a state, the verb "to obsess" describes the active process.
- Stop obsessing over every small detail. (Verb)
Variants and Related Words
- Obsess (verb): To preoccupy or fill the mind of someone continually and intrusively.
- The thought of failure began to obsess him.
- Obsession (noun): The state of being obsessed, or the thing that causes it.
- His obsession with cleanliness was evident.
- Obsessive (adjective): Of the nature of an obsession; likely to cause or characterized by obsession.
- She has an obsessive need to check the locks.
Synonyms
- Preoccupied: Engrossed in thought; mentally occupied to the exclusion of other things.
- Fixated: Having an obsessive attachment or focus on someone or something.
- Consumed: Completely absorbed or dominated by a feeling or idea.
- Haunted: Persistently and disturbingly present in the mind.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- (To have) a one-track mind: To be constantly thinking about one particular thing.
- When it comes to his new project, he has a one-track mind.
- Can't get something out of one's head: To be unable to stop thinking about something.
- That song is so catchy; I can't get it out of my head.
Adjective
- influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
- by love possessed
- 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