obsess
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Britannica Dictionary definition of OBSESS
1
[+ object]
:
to be the only person or thing that someone thinks or talks about
— usually used as (be) obsessed
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The war obsesses him—he talks about nothing else.
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He is obsessed by the war.
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She was obsessed with her weight. [=she thought about her weight all the time]
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She became more and more obsessed with the project.
2
[no object]
informal
:
to think and talk about someone or something too much
— usually + about or over
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You need to stop obsessing and just deal with the problem.
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I'm trying to obsess less about my weight.
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He's always obsessing over money.
