单词 | hag-rid |
释义 | hag-ridadj. Tormented by a malicious spirit while asleep; troubled by a nightmare. Also more generally: harassed; troubled, tormented. Cf. hag n.1 5, hag-ridden adj. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > [adjective] poorc1300 afflicta1393 mistada1400 aggrudged1440 afflicted1534 tribulate1575 distressed1586 rid1610 over-grieved1618 ridden1640 tribulated1682 hag-rid1691 crosseda1732 bad off1735 badly off1740 unfortunate1785 the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being harassed > [adjective] > as by an evil spirit obsessed1531 witch-ridden1621 hag-ridden1685 hag-rid1691 nightmared1839 the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of being eerie > [adjective] > afflicted by nightmare witch-ridden1621 hag-ridden1654 hag-rid1691 1691 R. Ames Char. Bigotted Prince 2 Their Imagination hag-rid with Suspicions and Fears, daily presented them with such frightful Scenes. 1886 T. Hardy Mayor of Casterbridge I. xx. 246 When she had not slept she did not quaintly tell the servants next morning that she had been ‘hagrid’. 1991 P. Jekel Bayou (1992) 663 And he understands passion. God knows, he's been hag-rid by it all of his life in his own quiet way. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1691 |
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