obsessed

adjective

ob·​sessed əb-ˈsest 

äb-

: preoccupied with or haunted by some idea, interest, etc. : being in a state of obsession

This was because on vacations my father was a man obsessed.

—Bill Bryson

Gatsby the obsessed lover, erecting an empire and stringing it with lights to impress a girl …

—Claudia Roth Pierpont

She was at once obsessed with being a good person and brutal to the people who worked for her.

—Rachel Abramowitz

But it seems we're becoming so obsessed with healthy eating, we are embarking on up to three different diets a year.

—Unity Blott

—sometimes used in combination

a sports-obsessed teenager

obsessedly

əb-ˈse-səd-lē 

-ˈsest-lē

äb-

adverb

"He wants her to be free of him and she doesn't know that she is obsessedly in love with him."

—Anthony Hopkins

Synonyms

• happy
• hung up
• queer

Examples of obsessed in a Sentence

the youngster was so obsessed with video games that he had little interest in playing outside

Recent Examples on the Web

Amid all the pressure, Nichols became obsessed with her weight and with food intake. —Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024

The simple truth, of course, is that Ahmed’s obsession with the runway shows of yesteryear has found an audience because his Instagram account speaks to all of us who are equally obsessed. —Mark Holgate, Vogue, 13 June 2024

The luxury fashion industry has always been mildly obsessed with python leather. —Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 12 June 2024

Reminiscent of psychological nightmares of the ‘70s like Repulsion and Rosemary’s Baby, this is the tale of a hospice nurse named Maud (a fearless performance from Morfydd Clark) who becomes obsessed with saving the soul of one of her patients (Jennifer Ehle). —Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 11 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing obsessed

• self-obsessed