Tormented or beset by an evil spirit; = possessed, adj. 2a. Now rare.
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释义 | the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being harassed > [adjective] > as by an evil spirit (5) obsessed1531 Tormented or beset by an evil spirit; = possessed, adj. 2a. Now rare. witch-ridden1621 tormented, beset, or ‘ridden’ by a witch while asleep at night (see sense 2); (hence) harassed, troubled, tormented; cf. hag-ridden, adj., witch-r… hag-ridden1685 Harassed; troubled, tormented. Often with by. hag-rid1691 Tormented by a malicious spirit while asleep; troubled by a nightmare. Also more generally: harassed; troubled, tormented. Cf. hag, n.1 5, hag-ridden… nightmared1839 Characterized by or associated with nightmares; affected as if by a nightmare. |
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