OBSESS


Meaning of OBSESS in English

ob ‧ sess /əbˈses/ BrE AmE verb

[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: past participle of obsidere 'to besiege' ]

1 . [transitive usually passive] if something or someone obsesses you, you think or worry about them all the time and you cannot think about anything else – used to show disapproval

be obsessed by/with something/somebody

A lot of young girls are obsessed by their weight.

Jody’s been obsessed with some lifeguard for months.

2 . be obsessing about/over something/somebody informal to think about something or someone much more than is necessary or sensible:

Stop obsessing about your hair. It’s fine.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.