hagridden
hagridden adjective: tormented by witches, demons, or evil spirits.
Adjective
hagridden (comparative more hagridden, superlative most hagridden)
- Tormented by witches, demons, or evil spirits.
- 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.1888, Rudyard Kipling, “The Phantom Rickshaw”, in The Phantom 'Rickshaw and Other Tales, Allahabad: A.H. Wheeler and Co., page 9
- Tormented, harassed or worried.
- 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.1906 March, Bradford Torrey, “Anatole France”, in The Atlantic
- Overburdened by fear or dread.
- a man hagridden by the future, haunted by visions of an imminent heaven or hell upon earth1942, C. S. Lewis, The Screwtape Letters
hagridden meaning in Urdu
hagridden in Urdu
- hagridden
- اذیت میں aziyat mẽ
Forms of hagridden
| comparative | more hagridden |
|---|---|
| superlative | most hagridden |
| alternative form | hag-ridden |
Origin of hagridden
From hag + ridden.
Questions about hagridden
- What does hagridden mean?
- Hagridden means tormented by witches, demons, or evil spirits.
- What is hagridden in Urdu?
- Hagridden in Urdu is اذیت میں (aziyat mẽ). See Hagridden meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is hagridden?
- Hagridden is an adjective.
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