Dwell Sth Dwelling Conflict I Meaning Bad Unpleasant

Meaning: If you dwell on something bad or unpleasant, you think about it too much or you talk about it too much.

• dwell on sth If I'm lying awake at night dwelling on a problem or a conflict at work, I take my mind off it by reading a book.
  
  
• dwell on sth Wayne was dwelling on the fact that he'd just lost his job, so I changed the topic and we talked about something else instead.
  
  

Nouns often used as objects with dwell on: problems, issues, the past, fears, regrets, loss, conflict