OBSESSUS

Meaning of OBSESSUS in English

əbˈsesəs noun

( -es )

Etymology: Medieval Latin, from Latin, past participle of obsidēre to possess, besiege — more at obsess

archaic : a person believed to be possessed by an evil spirit

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

OBSESS — I. əbˈses, äb- transitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-es ) Etymology: Latin obsessus, past participle of obsidēre to sit at, possess, besiege, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OBSESSION — əbˈseshən, äb- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin obsession-, obsessio, from obsessus (past participle of obsidēre to besiege) + -ion-, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OBSESS — — obsessingly , adv. — obsessor , n. /euhb ses"/ , v.t. 1. to dominate or preoccupy the thoughts, feelings, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OBSESS — verb Etymology: Latin obsessus, past participle of obsidēre to frequent, besiege, from ob- against + sedēre to sit — more …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OBSESS — [ob.sess] vb [L obsessus, pp. of obsidere to frequent, besiege, fr. ob- against + sedere to sit--more at ob-, sit] …
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