verb.
Simple past tense and past participle of obsess.
adjective.
Intensely preoccupiedwith or by a given topic or emotion; driven by a specified obsession.
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adjective.
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
adjective.
influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
Word Usage
"The next shows us a crazy shut-in obsessed by TV yet discovering romance (this is the second-best tale in the book), followed by another drawn metaphor, about a boy chained to a stone of worries, and then an abused child."