possessed meaning and definition

POSSESSED adjective

Definition of possessed (adjective)

1. influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
   • "by love possessed"
   • synonyms: obsessed
2. frenzied as if possessed by a demon
   • "the soldier was completely amuck"; "berserk with grief"; "a berserk worker smashing windows"
   • synonyms: amok, amuck, berserk, demoniac, demoniacal