obsessing

verb

(transitive) To dominate the thoughts of someone.

(passive voice, constructed with "with") To be preoccupied with a single topic or emotion.

(intransitive, colloquial, construed with over) To think or talk obsessively about.

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The word obsessing breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root sess-, from Latin sedeo (“sit”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.