WHAT POSSESSED YOU?

Meaning of WHAT POSSESSED YOU? in English

what made you perform such an action

Explanatory English dictionary bed edition. Толковый словарь английского языка Редакция bed. 2012

WHAT POSSESSED YOU? — used to express surprise at an action regarded as extremely unwise. → possess
Concise Oxford English vocab
YOU — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES and you know it ▪ ‘That’s not what I mean, and you know it ,’ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WHAT — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be (just) what/who you are looking for ▪ ‘Salubrious’! That’s just the word I was …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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.
Webster English vocab
POSSESSED — adjective (of a demon or spirit, especially an evil one) have complete power over. → possess
Concise Oxford English vocab
WHAT — [what] pron [ME, fr. OE hwaet, neut. of hwa who--more at who] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1)--used as an interrogative …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
POSSESSED — [pos.sessed] adj (1534) 1 a (1): influenced or controlled by something (as an evil spirit or a passion) (2): mad, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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 …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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 …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
WHAT — pronoun 1 BAD : A woman can do everything what a man can do. GOOD : A woman can do …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
WHAT — мест. 1) вопрос. а) что (в прямых или косвенных вопросах к подлежащему или дополнениям с предлогом или без предлога; обычно …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
POSSESSED — прил. одержимый; ненормальный; рехнувшийся одержимый (страстью, идеей и т. п.) - he was * with rage он был объят гневом …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
POSSESSED — Одержимый
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
WHAT — what.ogg 1. wɒt a 1. в прямых вопросах 1> какой?; какого рода? what papers do you read? - какие газеты …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
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
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
WHAT — 1. wɒt a 1. в прямых вопросах 1> какой?; какого рода? what papers do you read? - какие газеты вы …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
POSSESSED — a [m11. 1> одержимый ( страстью, идеей и т. п. ) he was possessed with rage - он был объят …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WHAT — мест. 1) а) что; сколько ( в прямых или косвенных вопросах к подлежащему или дополнениям с предлогом или без предлога; …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
WHAT — мест. 1) а) что; сколько (в прямых или косвенных вопросах к подлежащему или дополнениям с предлогом или без предлога; обычно - к …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
WHAT — _pron. 1> _inter. какой?, что?, сколько?; what is it? - что это (такое)?; what did he pay for it? - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
WHAT — pron. 1. inter. какой?, что?, сколько?; what is it? - что это (такое)?; what did he pay for it? - …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
WHAT — _pron. 1> _inter. какой?, что?, сколько?; what is it? что это (такое?); what did he pay for it? сколько он …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
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
WHAT — мест. 1) вопрос. а) что (в прямых или косвенных вопросах к подлежащему или дополнениям с предлогом или без предлога; обычно …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
POSSESSED — прил. одержимый; ненормальный; рехнувшийся одержимый (страстью, идеей и т. п.) - he was * with rage он был объят гневом …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
YOUR — determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a crick in your back/neck ▪ He was getting a crick in his neck from …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
S — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird's/eagle's/crow's etc nest ▪ an abandoned bird's nest a bird's/eagle's/crow's etc nest ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ON — I. preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bomb falls on sth ▪ A bomb fell on the cathedral during the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
IT — I. pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES and you know it ▪ ‘That’s not what I mean, and you know it …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DO — I. auxiliary verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a done deal informal (= something that has been completely agreed ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BE — I. auxiliary verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a baby is born ▪ Let me know as soon as the baby …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
YOURSELF — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be beside yourself with anger/excitement/rage etc ▪ Mom and Dad will be beside themselves with …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

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