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possessed
(pos|sessed)
Pronunciation:
/pəˈzɛst/
adjective
(of a person) completely controlled by an evil spirit:
she ran like a possessed person
Phrases
like a man
(or
woman
)
possessed
in a frenzy; madly:
the striker charged down on goal like a man possessed
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