Obsessed — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

haunt like a ghost; pursue

be preoccupied with something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/əbsˈɛst/

🇬🇧British English

/ɒbsˈɛst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɒbsˈɛst/

3 syllables Say it as /əbsˈɛst/.

Examples

Fear of illness haunts her
She is obsessing over her weight
became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

haunted obsess taken up ghost haunt preoccupied possessed

Parts of Speech

verb	haunt like a ghost; pursue “Fear of illness haunts her”
verb	be preoccupied with something “She is obsessing over her weight”
adjective	having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something “became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle”
adjective	influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion “by love possessed”

Word Forms

obsession	noun	an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone
ghost	noun	a mental representation of some haunting experience
obsessive	adjective	characterized by or constituting an obsession
preoccupancy	noun	the mental state of being preoccupied by something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

besessen

verfolgen wie ein Geist; verfolgen

🇫🇷French

obsédé

hanter comme un fantôme; poursuivre

🇪🇸Spanish

obsesionado

acechar como un fantasma; buscar

🇮🇹Italian

ossessionato

infestare come un fantasma; perseguire

🇳🇱Dutch

geobsedeerd

achtervolgen als een geest; nastreven

🇵🇹Portuguese

obcecado

assombrar como um fantasma; perseguir

🇷🇺Russian

одержимый

преследовать как призрак; преследовать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आसक्त

भूत की तरह सताना; पाने की कोशिश करना

🇧🇩Bengali

আবেশ

ভূতের মতো আড্ডা দেওয়া; অনুসরণ করা

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆவேசப்பட்ட

பேய் போல் வேட்டையாடு; தொடர

🇮🇳Telugu

నిమగ్నమయ్యాడు

దెయ్యంలా వెంటాడతాయి; కొనసాగించు

🇮🇳Marathi

वेड

भुतासारखा पछाडणे; पाठपुरावा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભ્રમિત

એક ભૂત જેવા ત્રાસ; પીછો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗೀಳು

ಪ್ರೇತದಂತೆ ಕಾಡುತ್ತವೆ; ಮುಂದುವರಿಸಲು

🇮🇳Malayalam

അഭിനിവേശം

ഒരു പ്രേതത്തെപ്പോലെ വേട്ടയാടുക; പിന്തുടരുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜਨੂੰਨ

ਇੱਕ ਭੂਤ ਵਾਂਗ ਸ਼ਿਕਾਰ; ਪਿੱਛਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

پاگل

ایک بھوت کی طرح پریشان؛ تعاقب

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

痴迷

像幽灵一样出没；追求

🇯🇵Japanese

取りつかれた

幽霊のように付きまといます。追求する

🇰🇷Korean

중독된

유령처럼 출몰하다; 추구하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bị ám ảnh

ám ảnh như một bóng ma; theo đuổi

🇹🇭Thai

หมกมุ่น

หลอกหลอนเหมือนผี ไล่ตาม

🇮🇩Indonesian

terobsesi

menghantui seperti hantu; mengejar

🇵🇭Filipino

nahuhumaling

multo na parang multo; ituloy

🇲🇾Malay

taksub

menghantui seperti hantu; kejar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مهووس

تطارد مثل الشبح. يتحرى

🇮🇷Persian

وسواس

مثل یک شبح تسخیر شد. دنبال کردن

🇹🇷Turkish

takıntılı

bir hayalet gibi musallat olur; izlemek

🇮🇱Hebrew

אובססיבי

לרדוף כמו רוח רפאים; לִרְדוֹף

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