English-German translations for possessed

• besessen
  Man glaubt, sie seien von unreinen Geistern besessen, und man behandelt sie wie Tiere. They are thought to be possessed by unclean spirits and are treated as animals.
  Ich möchte Europa und die Welt daran erinnern, dass der Zweite Weltkrieg von jenen Deutschen begonnen wurde, die besessen waren von der wahnsinnigen Idee des Rassismus und des Todes. Allow me to remind Europe and the world that the Second World War was started by the Germans, who were possessed by hideous convictions on racism and death.
• innegehabt

Definition of possessed

• control#Verb|controlled by evil spirits
• Seized by powerful emotions
• Having; owning

Examples

• He was exorcised because he was thought to be possessed by the Devil.
• The president was possessed of great wealth.

Related words

• dispossessed
• possessee
• unprepossessedly