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OBSESSED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
Example:
he was taken up in worry for the old woman
Synonyms:
haunted; obsessed; preoccupied; taken up
Classified under:
Similar:
concerned (feeling or showing worry or solicitude)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
Example:
by love possessed
Synonyms:
obsessed; possessed
Classified under:
Similar:
controlled (restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb obsess
Context examples:
That’s why it’s unusual to see you fairly obsessed with financials and in getting yours in order.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
