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Uncommonobsessed
The correct spelling is obsessed.
How to pronounce obsessed
verb
IPA: /əbˈsɛst/
Say it like: Obs-ess-ed
The correct spelling is obsessed. (passive, constructed with "with") To be preoccupied with a single topic or emotion. For example: "Some people are obsessed with sports."
Usage Examples
“Some people are obsessed with sports.”
“Thoughts of her obsess my every waking moment.”
“Stop obsessing over it, will you!”
Meanings
verb
- 1.(passive, constructed with "with") To be preoccupied with a single topic or emotion.
- 2.To dominate the thoughts of someone.
- 3.(construed with over) To think or talk obsessively about.
adjective
- 1.Intensely preoccupied with or by a given topic or emotion; driven by a specified obsession.
- 2.Influenced or controlled by evil spirits, but less than possessed in that the spirits do not actually reside in the victim.
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