Meaning & use
obsessed
Extremely preoccupied with or unable to stop thinking about someone or something.
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My brother has been obsessed with chess since he was seven years old.
The fans were obsessed with the band long before its first hit song.
A note on using this word
"Obsessed" is usually followed by "with," and in casual speech it's often used loosely to mean simply "very enthusiastic about."
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