transcription, транскрипция: [ əb-ˈses, äb- ]
verb
Etymology: Latin obsessus, past participle of obsidēre to frequent, besiege, from ob- against + sedēre to sit — more at ob- , sit
Date: 1531
transitive verb
: to haunt or excessively preoccupy the mind of
was obsess ed with the idea
intransitive verb
: to engage in obsessive thinking : become obsessed with an idea