Usage Note
Obsédé is informal and can range from neutral (someone obsessed with a hobby) to offensive when used as obsédé sexuel (sex maniac, pervert). Context is crucial: un obsédé du travail (a workaholic) is harmless, but un obsédé alone often implies a sexual sense in spoken French. The feminine is obsédée, and the verb obséder means to obsess or haunt someone.
Examples
"C'est un obsédé du détail."
Natural Translation
He is obsessed with detail.
Literal Translation
He is a detail obsessive.
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