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Meaning of obsessed by cruelty

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

obsessed

Pronunciation:/əbˈsɛst/

verb

Definitions

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

    Example: Some people are obsessed with sports.

  2. To dominate the thoughts of someone.

    Example: Thoughts of her obsess my every waking moment.

  3. (construed with over) To think or talk obsessively about.

    Example: Stop obsessing over it, will you!

adjective

Definitions

  1. Intensely preoccupied with or by a given topic or emotion; driven by a specified obsession.

  2. Influenced or controlled by evil spirits, but less than possessed in that the spirits do not actually reside in the victim.