obsesses
Cannot let go
Obsesses is the verb form of obsess, meaning to preoccupy someone's mind excessively or persistently.
When something obsesses you, it dominates your thoughts: The unsolved case obsesses him.
In its reflexive form, to obsess over or about something is to dwell on it compulsively: She obsesses over every detail of the wedding.
Focus obsessively on
- dwellInhabit a place
- ruminateThink deeply and repeatedly
- broodHatchlings as a group
- preoccupyAbsorb one's attention completely
engross · absorb · immerse · concentrate · focus · ponder · contemplate · muse
Violent mental agitation
- fanaticismObsessive, unreasoning dedication
- zealIntense driving devotion
- passionIntense emotional drive
- crazeShort-lived popular obsession
fever · infatuation · addiction · ardor · devotion · monomania · fascination · rapture
- ruminationProlonged, repetitive thinking
- overthinkingDwelling excessively on thoughts
- worryTroubled mental state
- naggingPersistent bothering or complaining
persistent · disturbing · haunting · tormenting · relentless · incessant · plaguing · upsetting
fixate
Focus obsessively on
preoccupy · engross · absorb · immerse · concentrate · focus · ponder · contemplate · muse · reflect
frenzy
Violent mental agitation
- fanaticismObsessive, unreasoning dedication
- zealIntense driving devotion
- passionIntense emotional drive
craze · fever · infatuation · addiction · ardor · devotion · monomania · fascination · rapture · fervor
unwanted thoughts
- ruminationProlonged, repetitive thinking
- overthinkingDwelling excessively on thoughts
- worryTroubled mental state
nagging · persistent · disturbing · haunting · tormenting · relentless · incessant · plaguing · upsetting · distressing
rituals
Ceremonial repeated practices
hoarding · ordering · cleaning · repeating · perfectionism · control · habits · reassurance · avoidance · rigidity
obsessesdabbles
Engages superficially
skims · browses · samples · touches on
obsesseslets go
Relinquishes hold, or urges haste
releases · detaches · disengages · moves on · forgets
obsessesignores
Refuses to acknowledge
disregards · neglects · couldn't care less · overlooks · shrugs off
- romantic obsessionFixated longing for another
- obsessive thoughtsPersistent unwanted mental intrusions
- obsessive-compulsive disorderAnxiety disorder with rituals
- obsessive compulsive disorderAnxiety disorder with repetitive behaviors
- obsessive behaviorPersistent unwanted repetitive actions
- social media obsessionCompulsive engagement with networking sites
obsession, obsessed, obsess, obsessive, obsessing, obsessively, obsessional