Talk:possessed

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4. Same as self-possessed[edit]

4.  Same as self-possessed ( in control of emotions: confident and in control of your own emotions) 
Microsoft® Encarta® 2009

--Backinstadiums (talk) 19:13, 14 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

postpositive adjective or idiom[edit]

adjective: controlled: controlled or strongly influenced, especially by a supposed evil supernatural force or a strong emotion
screaming and shouting like a man possessed
Microsoft® Encarta® 2009
Idiom
like a man/woman possessed, like one possessed
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/idiom?q=Idioms

--Backinstadiums (talk) 16:32, 31 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Idiom: possessed of[edit]

Possessed of [be + ~] : having; possessing:
He is possessed of intelligence and ambition.
https://www.wordreference.com/definition/possessed

--Backinstadiums (talk) 16:38, 23 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

https://oed.com/oed2/00184765 --Backinstadiums (talk) 14:56, 27 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]