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单词 hag-ride
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hag-ridev.

Brit. /ˈhaɡrʌɪd/, U.S. /ˈhæɡˌraɪd/
Forms: see hag n.1 and ride v.
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: hag n.1, ride v.
Etymology: < hag n.1 + ride v. Compare slightly later hag-ridden adj. and hag-riding n., and later hag-rid adj. With the semantic motivation compare nightmare n. 1a.
transitive. To torment, trouble (a person or thing). Also: to torment (a sleeping person or animal); to cause (a person) to have a nightmare. See hag-ridden adj.
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the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being harassed > harass [verb (transitive)] > as by an evil sprit
obsess1531
hag-ride1648
nightmare1660
1648 Mercurius Aulicus 7 Aug. 1 Ægyptian plagues confound thee, nay whats worse A constant Parliament hagg-ride thy purse.
1661 R. Napeir To Author in A. Brome Songs & Other Poems sig. A6v When force hag-rid our Land and Seas.
1817 W. Scott Harold ii. xiv. 62 To..hag-ride some poor rustic's sleep.
1876 Grantham Jrnl. 26 Feb. Defendant said she was a witch, and accused her of ‘hag-riding’ him.
2010 Africa News (Nexis) 29 Oct. A deep subconscious feeling of self-inadequacy..hag-rides the colonially educated African's mind.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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