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possessee

/pɒˈzɛsiː/

possessee noun: verb complement in some languages or some constructions of a given language; the noun which is possessed.

Noun

possessee (plural possessees)

  1. Verb complement in some languages or some constructions of a given language; the noun which is possessed.
    Synonyms:
    complement
  2. The subject of a possession by a demon or spirit.
    • The story gets wildly out of hand as renegade exorcist James Olsen kidnaps the possessee from jail and drags him to the house for a climactic display of head-splitting make-up effects and noisy ritual chanting.2011, Kim Newman, Nightmare Movies: Horror on Screen Since the 1960s, page 225
    Synonyms:
    energumen

Synonyms of possessee

Antonyms

Forms of possessee

pluralpossessees

Origin of possessee

From possess + -ee.

Questions about possessee

What does possessee mean?
Possessee means verb complement in some languages or some constructions of a given language; the noun which is possessed.
What part of speech is possessee?
Possessee is a noun.
How do you pronounce possessee?
Possessee is pronounced /pɒˈzɛsiː/.
What is the plural of possessee?
The plural of possessee is possessees.

Words near possessee in the dictionary

  1. possessable
  2. possessed
  3. possessedly
  4. possessedness
  5. possessedst
  6. possessee
  7. possessees
  8. possesser
  9. possessers
  10. possesses
  11. possessest

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