hag-ridden Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite tormented or harassed by nightmares or unreasonable fears
    tormented; hagridden.
    • hagridden...by visions of an imminent heaven or hell upon earth"- C.S.Lewis

WordNet


Hag"-rid`den adjective
Definitions
  1. Ridden by a hag or witch; hence, afflicted with nightmare. Beattie. Cheyne.

Webster 1913