obsess

US: /əbˈsɛs/
UK: /ɒbsˈɛs/


English Vietnamese dictionary


obsess /əb'ses/
  • ngoại động từ
    • ám ảnh
      • to be obsessed by an idea: bị một ý nghĩ ám ảnh

Advanced English dictionary


+ verb
1 [VN] [usually passive] to completely fill your mind so that you cannot think of anything else: He's obsessed by computers. + She's completely obsessed with him. + The need to produce the most exciting newspaper story obsesses most journalists.
2 be obsessing (about sth) [V] to be always talking or worrying about a particular thing, especially when this annoys other people: I think you should try to stop obsessing about food.

Thesaurus dictionary


v.
haunt, harass, plague, bedevil, torment, take over, preoccupy, dominate, control, grip, possess, hold:
He was obsessed by the conviction that he could design a successful flying machine.

Concise English dictionary


obsesses|obsessed|obsessingəb'ses
verb
+haunt like a ghost; pursue
+be preoccupied with something