Poseída (en. Possessed)
/po.se.i.ða/
Meaning & Definition
EnglishSpanish
adjective
Translation: It refers to a person who appears to be under the influence of a spirit or supernatural force.
Translation: The woman showed signs of being possessed during the ceremony.
La mujer mostraba signos de estar poseída durante la ceremonia.
Translation: It is used to describe someone who has strange or out-of-the-ordinary behavior.
Translation: Her gaze was unsettling, as if she were possessed.
Su mirada era inquietante, como si estuviera poseída.
Translation: In a figurative context, it can refer to someone who is very obsessed with something.
Translation: She was possessed by the idea of winning the contest.
Estaba poseída por la idea de ganar el concurso.
Etymology
Translation: From the verb 'to possess' in reference to the action of being controlled by something external.
Common Phrases and Expressions
Translation: possessed by the demon
Translation: It refers to someone who shows extreme behaviors attributed to a malign influence.
poseída por el demonio
Translation: to be possessed by an idea
Translation: It means to be obsessed or very focused on a specific idea.
estar poseída de una idea
Translation: possessed by madness
Translation: Figurative use to describe someone acting irrationally.
poseída por la locura
Related Words
Translation: to possess
Translation: To have something in ownership or control over something.
poseer
Translation: possession
Translation: The act of possessing or the state of being possessed.
posesión
Translation: demon
Translation: A supernatural entity often associated with possession.
demonio
Slang Meanings
Translation: Someone very enthusiastic or passionate about something.
Translation: She is so possessed by sports that she trains every day.
Está tan poseída por el deporte que entrena todos los días.
Translation: A person with an intense or compulsive personality.
Translation: She is a possessed girl, always wanting to be the best at everything.
Es una chica poseída, siempre quiere ser la mejor en todo.