OBSESS

haunt, obsess, ghost

(verb) haunt like a ghost; pursue; “Fear of illness haunts her”

obsess

(verb) be preoccupied with something; “She is obsessing over her weight”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

obsess (third-person singular simple present obsesses, present participle obsessing, simple past and past participle obsessed)

(passive, constructed with "with") To be preoccupied with a single topic or emotion.

(transitive) To dominate the thoughts of someone.

(intransitive, colloquial, construed with over) To think or talk obsessively about.

Anagrams

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Source: Wiktionary


Ob*sess", v. t. Etym: [L. obsessus, p.p. of obsidere to besiege; ob (see Ob-) + sedere to sit.]

Definition: To besiege; to beset. Sir T. Elyot.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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