1To be possessed (by a spirit or entity); used when someone's mind or body is affected by such an influence.
彼女は怪談の夜に、誰かに憑かれたように震えだした。
On the night of the ghost stories, she began to tremble as if she had been possessed.
古い人形に憑かれるという噂が村で広まった。
A rumor spread in the village that an old doll was possessed.
仕事ばかりで心が憑かれるような気分になった（比喩的な表現）。
After too much work, I felt as if something had possessed my mind (figurative expression).