Definitions for obsess

obsess ob·sess

Spelling: [uh b-ses]
IPA: /əbˈsɛs/

Obsess is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 45 anagrams from letters in obsess (beosss).

Definitions for obsess

verb (used with object)

  1. to dominate or preoccupy the thoughts, feelings, or desires of (a person); beset, trouble, or haunt persistently or abnormally:

verb (used without object)

  1. to think about something unceasingly or persistently; dwell obsessively upon something.

Origin of obsess

1495-1505; Latin obsessus, past participle of obsidēre to occupy, frequent, besiege, equivalent to ob- ob- + -sid(ēre) combining form of sedēre to s

Examples for obsess

The idea to sell out began to obsess him, and in the end he sold.

If all goes as planned, Alig soon will face his fans, those who blog about him, follow his tweets, and obsess over Party Monster.

A dangerous thought had come to him and begun to obsess his mind.

The professor known as Wittgenstein (and Iyer) obsess about the notion of thought itself on almost every page.

Or do we want to be perfect because we obsess over celebrities?

But my fears that their mental suggestions might obsess her were baseless.

Do we obsess over celebrities because we want to be perfect?

What are all the torments of war compared to the thoughts that obsess us night and day?

He could not quite account for this sudden shadow which seemed to obsess the room.

I think we obsess over a lot of the same details in a situation.

Word Value for obsess
Scrable

8

Words with friends

9

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