HAGRIDDEN

hagridden, hag-ridden, tormented

(adjective) tormented or harassed by nightmares or unreasonable fears; “hagridden...by visions of an imminent heaven or hell upon earth”- C.S.Lewis

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

hagridden (comparative more hagridden, superlative most hagridden)

tormented, harassed or worried

overburdened by fear or dread

The Screwtape Letters, C. S. Lewis

Anagrams

• ridgehand

Source: Wiktionary


Hag"-rid`den, a.

Definition: Ridden by a hag or witch; hence, afflicted with nightmare. Beattie. Cheyne.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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