possessed
- adjective
- /pəˈzɛst/
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- The movie depicted a child who was possessed by a malevolent spirit, haunting everyone around her.
You want me to take on a possessed, you know, human being.
- You want me to take on a possessed, you know, human being.
- And that was Satan, that that elf was possessed by the spirit of Christmas.
- And thus saving this man of being possessed.
- And he says it's worse than being insane or being possessed by a devil.
- Now mind you, it was so dark I thought I was possessed.
- He's like, it's, I mean, like he'd been possessed.
- that means you're either schizophrenic or you're possessed.
- But what I do know is it's not Don the poltergeist possessed by a demon and is burning flesh.
Examples
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And that's a real, he's a real rescue because he looks like he's possessed by the devil.
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A hunch that you were possessed by the devil, huh?
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Why did you send these possessed babies to us?
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No, that is this and I'm praying because after what I've witnessed of a little girl getting possessed and now heard footsteps.
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After the ritual, they believed he was possessed and spoke in tongues that no one understood.
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The expert in paranormal activity claimed that the house was filled with possessed objects, each with a dark history.
Synonyms
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Showing a powerful, often frightening energy that drives someone to act
Filled with evil spirits that control or trouble people
Seeming to be controlled and troubled by evil spirits
Very cruel or wild, as if controlled by an evil spirit
Being related to an evil spirit or showing its control
Idioms
How Possessed
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Etymology
Possessed comes from a Latin word meaning 'to have' or 'to own', and long ago people imagined a spirit could 'own' a person. So when we say someone is possessed by a spirit or demon, we mean they are thought to be controlled by that outside force.