Possessed by Meaning in English
expression · lemma: possess
परिभाषा
Describes someone or something being controlled or strongly influenced by another force, spirit, feeling, or idea. Often used for supernatural spirits, but also in a figurative sense for emotions or obsessions.
उपयोग और बारीकियां
Often used with "spirit" or "demon" for supernatural context, but also figuratively ('possessed by fear', 'possessed by an idea'). Formal/literary in supernatural contexts; figurative use common in daily speech. Not the same as 'owned by'.
उदाहरण वाक्य
He was possessed by a strange spirit.
basic
She seemed possessed by anger.
basic
He acted as if he was possessed by an idea.
basic
Sometimes it feels like I'm possessed by stress at work.
natural
When he dances, it's like he's possessed by music.
natural
The writer was possessed by inspiration all night long.
natural