possessed

VerbAdjektivhäufig in Dialogen

//pəˈzɛst//

Controlled by evil spirits.

Verb

1
Auch eine Form von possesssimple past and past participle of possess

Adjektiv

1
Controlled 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.
2
Seized 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.
3
Having; 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.

Formen

Komparativ: more possessed
Superlativ: most possessed

positively · In a positive manner.posse · A group or company of people, originally especially one…possess · To have (something) as, or as if as, an owner; to have, to…

possessed · Controlled by evil spirits.

possession · A control or occupancy of something for which one does not…possessive · Of or pertaining to ownership or possession.possibility · The quality of being possible.

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