obsess

Noun

a major river of western Siberia; flows generally northward and westward to the Gulf of Ob and the Kara Sea
the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother

Verb

Verb Forms: obsessed, obsessing, obsesses

To preoccupy or fill the mind continually and disturbingly.
haunt like a ghost; pursue
be preoccupied with something
- "She is obsessing over her weight"
To be preoccupied with a single topic or emotion.
To dominate the thoughts of someone.
To think or talk obsessively about.

Examples

Don’t obsess over that single ’Q’; sometimes it’s better to just swap tiles.
Some people are obsessed with sports.
Stop obsessing over it, will you!
Thoughts of her obsess my every waking moment.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin obsessus, perfect passive participle of obsideō (“sit on or in, remain, besiege”), from ob (“before”) + sedeō (“I sit”); see sit, session, etc.; compare assess, possess.

Synonyms

ghost, haunt, midwifery, OB, Ob, Ob River, obstetrics, tocology, fixate

Scrabble Score: 8

obsess: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
obsess: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
obsess: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

obsess: valid Words With Friends Word