obsess

v., -sessed, -sess·ing, -sess·es.

v.tr.

To preoccupy the mind of excessively.

v.intr.

To have the mind excessively preoccupied with a single emotion or topic: “She's dead. And you're still obsessing” (Scott Turow).

[Latin obsidēre, obsess-, to beset, occupy : ob-, on; see ob– + sedēre, to sit.]

obsessor ob·ses'sor n.

verb

1. To dominate the mind or thoughts of: possess. See control/uncontrol.
2. To come to mind continually: haunt, torment, trouble, weigh on (or upon). See repetition.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: haunt like a ghost; pursue
  Synonyms: haunt, ghost

Meaning #2: be preoccupied with something

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - besætte, forfølge, stadig plage
v. intr. - være besat af en tanke

Nederlands (Dutch)
obsederen, geheel vervuld zijn (van)

Français (French)
v. tr. - obséder
v. intr. - être obsédé (par)

Deutsch (German)
v. - von jmdm. Besitz ergreifen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κατατρύχω, βασανίζω, ενοχλώ επίμονα (με έμμονη ιδέα), κατέχω

Italiano (Italian)
ossessionare, assillare, tormentare, opprimere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - obsedar, assediar, influenciar

Русский (Russian)
не давать покоя

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - obsesionar
v. intr. - obsesionarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - anfäkta, hemsöka

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
迷住, 使困扰, 困扰

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 迷住, 使困擾
v. intr. - 困擾

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 악마가 붙다 , 망상이 괴롭히다
v. intr. - 망상에 사로잡히다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 取りつく, 悩む, くよくよする, 付きまとう

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يقلق, يستحوذ الفكر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ניקר במוחו, הטריד, הדאיג, הציק, לא נתן מנוח‬
v. intr. - ‮חשב באורח כפייתי על, התעסק ללא הרף ב-‬

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