Possessed Meaning
/pəˈzɛst/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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verbsimple past and past participle of possess
adjControlled by evil spirits.
"He was exorcised because he was thought to be possessed by the Devil."
"Three days remained till Beltane's E'en, and throughout this time it was noted that Heriotside behaved like one possessed. It may be that his conscience pricked him, or that he had a glimpse of his sin and its coming punishment."— 1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide:
adjSeized by powerful emotions.
"O what ridiculous Reſolutions Men take, when poſſeſs'd with Fear! It deprives them of the Uſe of thoſe Means which Reaſon offers for their Relief."— 1719 May 6 (Gregorian calendar), [Daniel Defoe], The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, […], London: […] W[illiam] Taylor […], →OCLC, page 188:
adjHaving; owning.
"The president was possessed of great wealth."
"It is said that every life has its roses and thorns; there seemed, however, to have been a misadventure or mistake in Stephen's case, whereby somebody else had become possessed of his roses, and he had become possessed of the same somebody else's thorns in addition to his own."— 1854, Charles Dickens, “Stephen Blackpool”, in Hard Times. For These Times, London: Bradbury & Evans, […], →OCLC, 1st book (Sowing), page 75:
Sentence Examples
He's possessed by a strange idea.
My wife is possessed with the desire to buy a house.
The people believed the girl was possessed by demons.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The old mansion on the hill was ____ by an evil spirit according to legend.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The athlete ____ an extraordinary ability to remain calm under pressure in the most critical moments.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The old mansion on the hill was ____ by an evil spirit according to legend.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The athlete ____ an extraordinary ability to remain calm under pressure in the most critical moments.