Talk:possessed

4. Same as self-possessed
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)

postpositive adjective or idiom
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)

Idiom: possessed of
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)
 * https://oed.com/oed2/00184765 --Backinstadiums (talk) 14:56, 27 August 2021 (UTC)