Associations to the word «Obsess»

Wiktionary

OBSESS, verb. (passive) (constructed with "with") To be preoccupied with a single topic or emotion.
OBSESS, verb. (transitive) To dominate the thoughts of someone.
OBSESS, verb. (intransitive) (colloquial) (construed with over) To think or talk obsessively about.

Dictionary definition

OBSESS, verb. Haunt like a ghost; pursue; "Fear of illness haunts her".
OBSESS, verb. Be preoccupied with something; "She is obsessing over her weight".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats