tormented, beset, or ‘ridden’ by a witch while asleep at night (see sense 2); (hence) harassed, troubled, tormented; cf. hag-ridden, adj., witch-r…
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| 释义 | the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of being eerie > [adjective] > afflicted by nightmare (3) 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-ridden1654 Tormented by a malicious spirit while asleep; troubled or characterized by nightmares. Cf. hag, n.1 5. 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… |
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