"possessed" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /pəˈzɛst/ Audio: en-us-possessed.ogg [US] Forms: more possessed [comparative], most possessed [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɛst Head templates: {{en-adj}} possessed (comparative more possessed, superlative most possessed)
  1. controlled by evil spirits. Translations (controlled by evil spirits): ἐνθουσιώδης (enthousiṓdēs) (Ancient Greek), مجنون (Arabic), مَلْبُوس (malbūs) (Arabic), обладан (obladan) (Bulgarian), esperitat (Catalan), endimoniat (Catalan), bezeten (Dutch), riivattu (Finnish), possédé (French), besessen (German), 𐍅𐍉𐌳𐍃 (wōds) (Gothic), ग्रस्त (grast) (Hindi), आविष्ट (āviṣṭ) (Hindi), भूत चढ़ा होना (bhūt caṛhā honā) [verb] (Hindi), बाधित (bādhit) (Hindi), besiess (Luxembourgish), besäten (Plautdietsch), opętany [masculine] (Polish), possuído (Portuguese), possesso (Portuguese), poseído (Spanish), poseso (Spanish), endiablado (Spanish), besatt [neuter] (Swedish), sinaniban (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-possessed-en-adj-4vORUNsC Disambiguation of 'controlled by evil spirits': 97 1 1
  2. Seized by powerful emotions.
    Sense id: en-possessed-en-adj-9v-ggYxJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 20 37 39
  3. (not comparable) Followed by of: having; owning. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-possessed-en-adj-Usa3w-om Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 20 37 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: like all possessed, possessedly, self-possessed

Verb [English]

IPA: /pəˈzɛst/ Audio: en-us-possessed.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɛst Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} possessed
  1. simple past and past participle of possess Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: possess
    Sense id: en-possessed-en-verb-3GM3J8fG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 20 37 39

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