possessed
Held as property
Possessed describes being controlled or influenced by something external—originally a spirit or demon: She screamed as if possessed.
The word extends to any overwhelming force: possessed by jealousy, possessed by an idea.
To be possessed of something is to have it: He was possessed of great wealth.
Self-possessed means composed and in control of oneself.
Kept in grasp
belonged · property · estate · inheritance · heirloom · titled · assets · holdings
Ritual to expel demons
- poltergeistDisruptive supernatural entity
- demonMalevolent supernatural being
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
- specterGhostly threatening presence
ghostly · paranormal · séance · supernatural · demonic · curse · ectoplasm · medium
Obsessively attached or focused
- preoccupiedMentally elsewhere, not present
- infatuatedConsumed by shallow ardor
- monomaniacalFixated on one idea
- compulsiveUnable to stop oneself
single-minded · consumed · fanatical · hooked · engrossed · absorbed · immersed · zealous
Controlled through cunning
- dominatedControlled or overpowered
- subjugatedBrought under control
- overtakenPassed while moving
- commandeeredSeized for official use
coerced · overpowered · influenced · inhabited · taken · enslaved · invaded · occupied
held
Kept in grasp
retained · belonged · property · estate · inheritance · heirloom · titled · assets · holdings · treasured
exorcism
Ritual to expel demons
- poltergeistDisruptive supernatural entity
- demonMalevolent supernatural being
- apparitionVisible supernatural manifestation
specter · ghostly · paranormal · séance · supernatural · demonic · curse · ectoplasm · medium · banshee
fixated
Obsessively attached or focused
- preoccupiedMentally elsewhere, not present
- infatuatedConsumed by shallow ardor
- monomaniacalFixated on one idea
compulsive · single-minded · consumed · fanatical · hooked · engrossed · absorbed · immersed · zealous · fervent
manipulated
Controlled through cunning
- dominatedControlled or overpowered
- subjugatedBrought under control
- overtakenPassed while moving
commandeered · coerced · overpowered · influenced · inhabited · taken · enslaved · invaded · occupied · seized
manic
Abnormally elevated, agitated
- unhingedMentally or emotionally unstable
- wildNot domesticated or controlled
- berserkWildly, violently uncontrolled
frenzied · rabid · deranged · maniacal · crazed · feverish · delirious · hysterical · amok · mad
- demonologydemons, devil, Satan, Lucifer, Lilith
- Biblical Supernaturalsorcery, witchcraft, magic, demons, exorcism
- supernatural statesenchanted, bewitched, hexed, cursed, spellbound
- possessionowned, acquired, kept, retained, held
- exorcismexorcism, exorcist, demon, casting out, deliverance
- status effectsdebuffed, poison, hexed, burn, cursed
possessedlacking
Being without something
without · dispossessed · bereft · devoid · deprived
possessedunpossessed
Lacking an owner
free · liberated · exorcised · cleansed · unoccupied
possessedagitated
Emotionally disturbed, restless
unhinged · disturbed · flustered · uncontrolled · discomposed
- prized possessionHighly valued personal item
- take possessionGain ownership or control
- illegal possessionCrime of holding prohibited items
- drug possessionUnlawful custody of narcotics
- demonic possessionEvil spirit inhabits someone
- earthly possessionsMaterial things one owns
possess, possession, possessions, possessive, possessing, possessor, possesses, repossess, repossession