Hagridden
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Hagridden is an adjective meaning Tormented by witches, demons, or evil spirits.
Meaning
Tormented by witches, demons, or evil spirits.
More Meanings
- Tormented, harassed or worried.
- Overburdened by fear or dread.
Example Sentences
a man hagridden by the future, haunted by visions of an imminent heaven or hell upon earth
So Sir Walter Scott, hag-ridden by debt, if he finished a novel in the morning began another in the afternoon, because, as he explained, it was less difficult to keep the machine running than to start it again after a rest.
Two months afterwards he was reported fit for duty, but, in spite of the fact that he was urgently needed to help an undermanned Commission stagger through a deficit, he preferred to die; vowing at the last that he was hag-ridden.
Word Forms
- hag-ridden
Synonyms for hagridden
Depending on context, synonyms include troubled, tormented, hag-ridden.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tormented, troubled, hag-ridden, tortured, distressed, hunted.
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