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одержи́мый — meaning in English

oderzhimyy

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English meaning

  • fanatic noun Someone with extreme, unshakeable enthusiasm for a cause, belief, or hobby.
  • geek noun A person deeply and enthusiastically interested in a particular subject, often technology, science fiction, or games.
  • haunted adj Said of a place, believed to be regularly visited by a ghost.
  • obsessed adj Completely preoccupied with one thing, to an unhealthy or extreme degree.

Senses

одержи́мый is used for these senses in English:

  • fanatic (obsolete) Showing evidence of possession by a god or demon; frenzied, overzealous.
  • geek (colloquial) A person who is intensely interested in a particular field or hobby and often having limited or nonstandard social skills. Often used with an attributive noun.
  • haunted Obsessed (by an idea, threat, etc.).
  • obsessed Intensely preoccupied with or by a given topic or emotion; driven by a specified obsession.

geek — full definition

  1. noun A person deeply and enthusiastically interested in a particular subject, often technology, science fiction, or games.
  2. noun An expert in a technical field, particularly computing.

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