obsessed
adjective /əbˈsest/Definition
B2 unable to stop thinking about something; too interested in or worried about something: Why are people so obsessed with money? As a society we're obsessed by sex.Continually thinking about
(Definition of obsessed adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- absorb verb (INTEREST VERY MUCH)
- absorbed adjective
- be devoured by sth idiom
- be hung up on sth idiom
- be wrapped up in sth/sb idiom
- brood verb
- fix verb (KEEP)
- fixation noun
- get into sb phrasal verb
- have an axe to grind idiom
- have sth on the brain idiom
- hobbyhorse noun (SUBJECT)
- mania noun (MENTAL ILLNESS)
- obsess verb
- obsession noun
- obsessive adjective
- one-track mind noun
- preoccupation noun
- preoccupied adjective
- take sth to heart idiom
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