monomaniac

adjective

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as in monomaniacal

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  1. obsessed
  2. fixated
  3. frantic
Adjective
  • And Barry Keoghan By Alyce Collins Life and Trends Reporter 3 While Sabrina Carpenter and Barry Keoghan have reportedly decided to call time on their relationship, the internet has become obsessed with a woman who looks exactly like the pair.
    Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
  • That failure to specify has opened the door to an evil spirit (Orlok, played by Bill Skarsgård) that has become obsessed with her.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of obsessed
Adjective
  • Iran has been weakened by Western sanctions, and its leaders remain fixated on internal threats.
    Charles L. Glaser, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2016
  • With star center Joel Embiid more fixated than ever on staying healthy throughout the 82-game regular season, the Sixers' signing of Andre Drummond could go down as one of the sneakiest impactful moves of the offseason.
    Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of fixated
Adjective
  • This year's garment celebrates the hectic holiday season with a frantic, detachable cheeseburger.
    Fielding Buck, Orange County Register, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The big win of the night was for Sandro Botticelli’s 15th-century painting The Virgin and Child Enthroned, which sold after a frantic ten-minute bidding war between nine parties.
    George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of frantic
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