Compelled and Obsessed

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Obsessed and compelled are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Obsessed" instead an adjective "Compelled".

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Obsessed adjective - Having extreme or relentless concern.

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Compelled and obsessed are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Compelled" instead an adjective "Obsessed".

The men of the Usher family are compelled to paint portraits of their loved ones, and so does Roderick, who is obsessed with his portrait of Madeline.

Source: Film / The Fall of the House of Usher (1928, France)

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