Obsess
Meaning of Obsess
To fill someone's mind completely so that they cannot stop thinking about it.
ما معنى كلمة Obsess بالعربي؟
يُهووس أو ينشغل بشدة
🔄💭 يُهووس أو ينشغل بشدة؛ التفكير المُستمر في شيء واحد؛ حالة انشغال مُفرط وتفكير مُستمر في موضوع أو شخص مُعين بشكل قهري 💭⚡
قصة GL: يُهووس أو ينشغل بشدة نايف بتطوير منهج GL - التفكير المُستمر في شيء واحد إيجابي، حالة الانشغال المُثمر أنتجت ثورة معرفية حقيقية 🌟
Obsess in a sentence
Researchers should not obsess over a single outlier.
Teams obsess over customers' needs.
Obsess over details is no defence to missing a filing.
Pupils obsess over marks instead of understanding.
Origin of Obsess
From Latin obsidere 'to besiege', from ob- + sedere 'to sit'.
In the Genetic Learning (GL) context
In Genetic Learning work led by Naif Talal Al-Essa, obsess can be healthy focus or harmful fixation. GL encourages focus with balance.
Obsess audio micro-course (transcript)
Podcast 1 — Introduction & meaning
Narrator: Today's word is "Obsess" — verb, pronounced /əbˈses/, with the stress on "sess".
Narrator: To obsess is to think about something constantly, often too much.
Narrator: In plain English, can't stop thinking about it.
Narrator: It comes from Latin obsidere, to besiege.
Narrator: A common collocation is "obsess over details", which describes perfectionism.
Narrator: It differs from "love", because obsess suggests unhealthy focus.
Narrator: In a second sense, "obsessed with" can be playful, as in obsessed with a TV show; but OCD is a real condition.
Narrator: Psychology, fandom, sport and business use the word.
Narrator: So remember: obsess means can't let go.
Read podcasts 2 and 3
Podcast 2 — In conversation
Speaker A: Why do you keep checking the score?
Speaker B: I OBSESS over football! From Latin obsidere, to besiege.
Speaker A: Even at work?
Speaker B: Especially.
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "Don't obsess over one mistake", wellbeing. "She's obsessed with baking", hobbies. "He obsesses about fitness", health.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Don't use OCD casually to mean tidy; it is a serious condition.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: Fixate is its twin, dwell its cousin, and preoccupy an alternative — yet obsess keeps its intense charm!
Podcast 3 — Prompt engineering
Speaker B: Let's use "obsess" in AI prompts — useful for wellbeing and product design.
Speaker A: How for wellbeing?
Speaker B: Support.
Prompt: Suggest ways to stop obsessing over a small mistake at work.
Speaker A: And product?
Speaker B: Users.
Prompt: List what our users obsess over, based on these reviews.
Speaker A: Could it help language?
Speaker B: Yes, for sensitivity.
Prompt: Flag casual misuse of OCD in this marketing copy.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: Marketing.
Prompt: Write a tagline for a coffee brand customers are obsessed with.
Frequently asked questions about Obsess
What does Obsess mean?
To fill someone's mind completely so that they cannot stop thinking about it.
ما معنى كلمة Obsess بالعربي؟
يُهووس أو ينشغل بشدة — 🔄💭 يُهووس أو ينشغل بشدة؛ التفكير المُستمر في شيء واحد؛ حالة انشغال مُفرط وتفكير مُستمر في موضوع أو شخص مُعين بشكل قهري 💭⚡
How do you pronounce Obsess?
Obsess is pronounced /əbˈses/ and is used as a verb.
How is Obsess used in a sentence?
Researchers should not obsess over a single outlier.
What are synonyms of Obsess?
preoccupy, haunt, consume, dominate, fixate, possess.