possessed

CEFRB2

/pəˈzɛst/

adjective · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Owned or controlled by someone or something.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Unable to control your behavior because of a strong force or feeling.

Examples

  • My wife is possessed with the desire to buy a house.

  • The people believed the girl was possessed by demons.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
3

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Controlled by evil spirits.

  2. Seized by powerful emotions.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. simple past and past participle of possess

More examples

In context

  • He's possessed by a strange idea.

  • He was exorcised because he was thought to be possessed by the Devil.

  • The president was possessed of great wealth.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The old mansion on the hill was blank by an evil spirit according to legend.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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