hag-ridden

Adjective
Synonyms: hagriddentormented

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. tormented or harassed by nightmares or unreasonable fears“hagridden...by visions of an imminent heaven or hell upon earth — C.S.Lewis”Synonyms: hagriddentormented
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

hag-ridden \hag"-rid`den\, hagridden \hag"rid`den\(h[a^]g"r[i^]d`d'n), a. Ridden by a hag or witch; hence, afflicted with nightmares; tormented or harassed by nightmares or unreasonable fears. --Beattie. --Cheyne.

Syn: tormented. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

hagridden . . . by visions of an imminent heaven or hell upon earth— C. S. Lewis
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