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Meanings of obsessed in English

Having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something.

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Influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion.

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Examples for "haunted"
1
He has never heard of a so-called haunted house in French Landing.
Black house
2
Loftus Hall is said to be the most haunted house in Ireland.
Independent.ie
3
But Alanna Knight had a different impression of the haunted ladies' room.
Ghosts
4
There's a different quality to his voice now: haunted, saturated with guilt.
The Girl on the Train
5
Lhel's words haunted Arkoniel, but there were other concerns closer to home.
Hidden Warrior
1
The rest of Europe is more preoccupied with other matters right now.
Reuters
2
Ghanim, however, was preoccupied by thoughts of his house and his goods.
The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1,001 Nights. Vol. 1
3
Perhaps, in less preoccupied times, they might have spared them some change.
The Irish Times
4
I'd been so preoccupied with training I hadn't given it another thought.
All You Need Is Kill
5
Lexi had been so preoccupied with work recently, she'd been neglecting Gabe.
Mistress of the game
1
More recent figures are subject to change as over-allotments are taken up.
Reuters
2
Most of the space, however, was taken up by the new additions.
The spirit thief
3
More than twenty-five thousand tenants had already taken up the government loans.
The rebels of ireland: the dublin saga
4
The measure is not likely to be taken up again anytime soon.
Reuters
5
He also ran an anti-discrimination case which was taken up by MPs.
The Guardian
Usage of obsessed in English
1
There is no longer any doubt: we are unhealthily obsessed with health.
The Guardian
2
That said; don't become too obsessed with visible results and personal gains.
The South African
3
The great majority were by nature too much obsessed by private impulses.
Last and First Men
4
Right from the beginning, however, I was obsessed with a single hypothesis.
Evil and the Mask
5
I became obsessed with the idea of packing as light as possible.
Reuters
6
Humanity was far too obsessed with numerous piddling things of no interest.
Hunters in the Dark
7
Michael Trengrove is obsessed with creating a first-class economy in New Zealand.
Radio NZ
8
And I want to tell you I'm not obsessed with the issue.
The Guardian
9
The terror of the red monster at their heels wholly obsessed them.
Gunsight Pass: How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a ...
10
Don't get too obsessed by the simple strength value of each weapon.
The Guardian
11
Men have been obsessed with their willies since the beginning of time.
The South African
12
For Shimkovitz, each tape promised something new, and he quickly became obsessed.
The Irish Times
13
For the time being Erasmus seemed obsessed with his growing biological body.
Navigators of Dune
14
She seemed obsessed with learning the rigorous techniques as swiftly as possible.
Mentats of Dune
15
He was obsessed with this obstacle between him and his great prize.
The Guardian
16
If they were true libertarians, they wouldn't be so obsessed with politics.
The Guardian
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Australia
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Ireland
Common
South Africa
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