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obsess
What does obsess mean?
obsess (verb): be preoccupied with something.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce obsess?
/əbˈsɛs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does obsess come from?
From Latin obsessus, perfect passive participle of obsideō (“sit on or in, remain, besiege”), from ob- (“before”) + sedeō (“to sit”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to obsess
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “obsess” mean?
be preoccupied with something
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to puncture; to break through
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remove body hair with a razor
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to hide, put out of sight etc
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