WHAT POSSESSED YOU?

Meaning of WHAT POSSESSED YOU? in English

used to express surprise at an action regarded as extremely unwise.

→ possess

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WHAT POSSESSED YOU? — what made you perform such an action
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POSSESSED — balbal;tinag'iya
English-Visayan vocabulary
POSSESSED — adjective Date: 1534 1. a. influenced or controlled by something (as an evil spirit, a passion, or an idea), mad …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WHAT — I. (|)(h)wä]t, (|)(h)wə] also (|)(h)wȯ]; usu ]d.+V pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwæt, neuter of hwā who; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POSSESSED — -st adjective Etymology: from past participle of possess 1. obsolete : held as a possession 2. a. : influenced or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
POSSESSED — (imp. & p. p.) of Possess
Английский словарь Webster
POSSESSED — ( imp. & p. p. ) of Possess
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHAT — /hwut, hwot, wut, wot/ ; unstressed /hweuht, weuht/ , pron. 1. (used interrogatively as a request for specific information): What …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
POSSESSED — — possessedly /peuh zes"id lee, -zest"lee/ , adv. — possessedness , n. /peuh zest"/ , adj. 1. spurred or moved …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
POSSESSED — adj. occupied by a demonic spirit or force; crazy, insane, mad
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WHAT — I. ˈhwät, ˈhwət, ˈwät, ˈwət pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwæt, neuter of hwā who — more at …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
POSSESSED — Date: 1534 1. a. (1) : influenced or controlled by something (as an evil spirit, a passion, or an idea) …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHAT — noun something; thing; stuff. 2. what (·pron, ·adj, ·adv) as a relative pronoun. 3. what (interrogative ·adv) why? for what …
Webster English vocab
POSSESSED — impf & ·p.p. of possess.
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POSSESSED — adjective (of a demon or spirit, especially an evil one) have complete power over. → possess
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WHAT — [what] pron [ME, fr. OE hwaet, neut. of hwa who--more at who] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1)--used as an interrogative …
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POSSESSED — [pos.sessed] adj (1534) 1 a (1): influenced or controlled by something (as an evil spirit or a passion) (2): mad, …
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WHAT — / wɒt; NAmE wɑːt; wʌt/ pronoun , determiner 1. used in questions to ask for particular information about sb/sth : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POSSESSED — / pəˈzest; NAmE / adjective [ not before noun ] possessed (by sth) ( of a person or their mind …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHAT — what S1 W1 /wɒt $ wɑːt, wʌt/ BrE AmE pronoun , determiner , predeterminer [ Language: Old English ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
POSSESSED — pos ‧ sessed /pəˈzest/ BrE AmE adjective 1 . if someone is possessed, their mind is controlled by something evil: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHAT — adj., pron., & adv. --interrog.adj. 1 asking for a choice from an indefinite number or for a statement of amount, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WHAT — adj., pron., & adv. interrog.adj. 1 asking for a choice from an indefinite number or for a statement of amount, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WHAT — adj., pron., & adv. --interrog.adj. 1. asking for a choice from an indefinite number or for a statement of amount, …
Oxford English vocab
WHAT — Usually pronounced /(h)wɒt/ for meanings 2, 4 and 5. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
POSSESSED — 1. If someone is described as being possessed by an evil spirit, it is believed that their mind and body …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHAT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use ~ in questions when …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
POSSESSED — 1. If someone is described as being ~ by an evil spirit, it is believed that their mind and body …
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POSSESSED — adjective PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES what possessed sb (to do sth)? ▪ I don't know what possessed me to buy …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
POSSESSED — [adjective] [after verb; not gradable] [formal or literary]If you are possessed of something you own it or have it as …
Cambridge English vocab
POSSESSED — Synonyms and related words : abandoned, amok, bedeviled, bellowing, berserk, besotted, bewitched, bursting with happiness, by one, carried away, collected, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
POSSESSED — adj. Function: adjective Synonyms: CALM 2, collected, composed, easy, placid, poised, self-composed, self-possessed, serene, tranquil
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
POSSESSED — adjective Synonyms: calm 2, collected, composed, easy, placid, poised, self-composed, self-possessed, serene, tranquil
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
POSSESSED — adj. 25B6; adjective MAD, demented, insane, crazed, berserk, out of one's mind; bewitched, enchanted, haunted, under a spell.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
POSSESSED — adj. obsessed, driven, controlled, dominated, ridden, bedevilled, consumed, haunted, pressed, maddened, crazed, demented, frenzied, Colloq eaten up He behaved like …
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WHAT — pronoun 1 BAD : A woman can do everything what a man can do. GOOD : A woman can do …
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POSSESSED — прил. одержимый; ненормальный; рехнувшийся одержимый (страстью, идеей и т. п.) - he was * with rage он был объят гневом …
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POSSESSED — Одержимый
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WHAT
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POSSESSED — possessed.ogg pəʹzest a [m11. 1> одержимый ( страстью, идеей и т. п. ) he was possessed with rage - он …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
POSSESSED — имевшийся
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POSSESSED — прил.1) одержимый чем-л. 2) хладнокровный, владеющий собой 3) ненормальный; рехнувшийся; одержимый бесами
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
POSSESSED — (r) рехнувшийся
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
POSSESSED — (n) владеющий собой; сохраняющий выдержку
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WHAT
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POSSESSED — a [m11. 1> одержимый ( страстью, идеей и т. п. ) he was possessed with rage - он был объят …
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WHAT
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WHAT
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WHAT — what pron interrog infml 1. "I got up at past half four" "What? "Я встал в половине пятого" - "Как?" …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
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POSSESSED — прил. одержимый; ненормальный; рехнувшийся одержимый (страстью, идеей и т. п.) - he was * with rage он был объят гневом …
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YOUR
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ON
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