possessed

pos-sessed · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    (of a person) Completely controlled by an evil spirit.

  2. 2.

    Past tense and past participle of possess.

  3. 3.

    Dominated by a powerful emotion or obsession.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    like one possessed — With great energy or intensity.
  • •
    possessed of — (formal) Having or owning something.

Related words

Antonyms: free, liberated
See also: obsessed, possess, possession
Synonyms: controlled, dominated, obsessed, owned

Etymology

Past participle of possess, from Latin possidere ("to have, hold, possess").