Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To assail or vex from without, as an evil spirit; obsess.
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Examples
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Captain; “I am obsede by him partout; if I had known he had been so near, I should certainly have said nothing.”
Cecilia 2008
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"He is a most petrifying wretch, I assure you," said the Captain; "I am _obsede_ by him _partout_; if I had known he had been so near, I should certainly have said nothing."
Cecilia; Or, Memoirs of an Heiress — Volume 1 Fanny Burney 1796
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“that one can go to no spectacle without the horreur of being obsede by that person! if he comes this way, I shall certainly make a renounce, and retire.”
Cecilia 2008
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I believe you do not find yourself at present obsede by too much company?”
Cecilia 2008
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I believe you do not find yourself at present _obsede_ by too much company? "
Cecilia; Or, Memoirs of an Heiress — Volume 1 Fanny Burney 1796
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