hag-ridadj.
/ˈhaɡrɪd/, U.S. /ˈhæɡˌrɪd/ Tormented by a malicious spirit while asleep; troubled by a nightmare. Also more generally: harassed; troubled, tormented. Cf. hag n.1 5, hag-ridden adj.
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the world > action or operation > adversity > [adjective]
poorc1300
afflicta1393
mistada1400
aggrudged1440
afflicted1534
tribulate1575
distressed1586
rid1610
over-grieved1618
ridden1640
tribulated1682
hag-rid1691
crosseda1732
bad off1735
badly off1740
unfortunate1785
the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being harassed > [adjective] > as by an evil spirit
obsessed1531
witch-ridden1621
hag-ridden1685
hag-rid1691
nightmared1839
the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of being eerie > [adjective] > afflicted by nightmare
witch-ridden1621
hag-ridden1654
hag-rid1691
1691 R. Ames Char. Bigotted Prince 2 Their Imagination hag-rid with Suspicions and Fears, daily presented them with such frightful Scenes.
1886 T. Hardy Mayor of Casterbridge I. xx. 246 When she had not slept she did not quaintly tell the servants next morning that she had been ‘hagrid’.
1991 P. Jekel Bayou (1992) 663 And he understands passion. God knows, he's been hag-rid by it all of his life in his own quiet way.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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