obsess
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Is obsess a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
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- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
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Definition
verb (English)
1. (passive voice, constructed with "with") To be preoccupied with a single topic or emotion.Examples: "Some people are obsessed with sports."; "The [Isaac] Newton that emerges from the [unpublished] manuscripts is far from the popular image of a rational practitioner of cold and pure reason. The architect of modern science was himself not very modern. He was obsessed with alchemy."; "Over the past few months, RAIL has frequently condemned the Department for Transport for its growing contempt for rail customers - by obsessing on cost, caring nothing for service, and not having the slightest interest in growth."
2. (transitive) To dominate the thoughts of someone.Examples: "Thoughts of her obsess my every waking moment."transitive
3. (intransitive, colloquial, construed with over) To think or talk obsessively about.Examples: "Stop obsessing over it, will you!"colloquialintransitive
Definition source: Wiktionary