: 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. His principal obsession was trying to economize.—
Bill Bryson
Bill BrysonGatsby the obsessed lover, erecting an empire and stringing it with lights to impress a girl …—Claudia Roth Pierpont
Claudia Roth PierpontShe was at once obsessed with being a good person and brutal to the people who worked for her.—Rachel Abramowitz
Rachel AbramowitzBut 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 combinationUnity Blotta sports-obsessed teenager
obsessedly
adverb
"He wants her to be free of him and she doesn't know that she is obsessedly in love with him."
—Anthony Hopkins
Anthony Hopkins
Examples of obsessed in a Sentence
the youngster was so obsessed with video games that he had little interest in playing outside
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—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 6 Feb. 2026
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—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 2 Feb. 2026
This was the same period that comedy took center stage in my own life, leading me to become obsessed with closely examining every new entry to the field.
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—Christopher Ferguson, Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
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Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 6 Feb. 2026
And who better to perform it than holiday and cover song royalty, Kelly Clarkson, who was so obsessed with the song that Cher brought her on to do the remix with her.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 2 Feb. 2026
This was the same period that comedy took center stage in my own life, leading me to become obsessed with closely examining every new entry to the field.
—Merrill Markoe, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026
In the early 20th century, Western explorers became obsessed with the peak of Mount Everest.
—Christopher Ferguson, Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Obsessed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obsessed. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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