/obsesjoˈnaɾ/
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Translation
to obsess
Word origin
From 'obsesión', from Latin 'obsessio' ('siege'), from 'obsidere' ('to besiege, to occupy'). The same root gives English 'obsess' and 'obsession'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- obsidere
- English cognates
- obsess, obsession
Grammar
Verb type-ar regular
Examples
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Don't let that mistake obsess you.
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The idea of winning obsesses him.
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She became obsessed with the details of the project.
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Fame can obsess anyone.
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Don't obsess over what others think.
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