to obsess, to torment
Jemanden von innen heraus quälen oder von Gedanken besessen machen.
To torment someone by constantly preoccupying their mind.
☞ Elevated style; archaic usage.
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Dunkle Gedanken obsessieren ihn seit Tagen.— Dark thoughts have been obsessing him for days.
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Die alte Schuld obsessierte den armen Mann.— The old debt tormented the poor man.
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