What is another word for obsessing?

Pronunciation: [ɒbsˈɛsɪŋ] (IPA)

When one is obsessing, they have a persistent and consuming preoccupation with a particular thought, idea, or emotion. There are several synonyms that can be used to describe such behavior. One word that comes to mind is fixated, which means to be intensely focused on a particular object, person, or idea. Another similar word is infatuated, which refers to a strong and often unreasonable attraction or attachment to someone or something. The term consumed is also used to describe a state of obsession, where a person is entirely engrossed in their preoccupation. Additionally, the words preoccupied, absorbed, and consumed can be used interchangeably with obsessing.

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    • Verb, gerund or present participle
      looking.

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Usage examples for Obsessing

Both corrigans and lutins are supposed to guard hidden treasure; some trouble horses at night; some, like their English cousins, may help in the house-work after all the family are asleep; some cause nightmare; some carry a torch like a Welsh death-candle; some trouble men and women like obsessing spirits; and nearly all of them are mischievous.
"The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries"
W. Y. Evans Wentz
"It is this: whatever you may see-little tricks of speech or movement-you must not for one instant yield to the thought that the creature that is obsessing him is what he thinks it is.
"The Necromancers"
Robert Hugh Benson
Your object is to fight on his side, remember, against this thing that is obsessing him.
"The Necromancers"
Robert Hugh Benson

Famous quotes with Obsessing

  • It seems astounding to me now that the video games are perhaps as important as the movie themselves. And people will spend 2 or 3 years obsessing about the video game in exactly the same way that they'd be obsessing about the movie if they were working on that.
    John Cleese
  • This was something that was obsessing me and creating a writer's block. To get involved and get stuck in, get the proper information about what's going on has really helped.
    Thom Yorke
  • A sign of advancing age. You start obsessing about how much you have to get done in the time that you have left.
    Glen Cook

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