hagridden
/'hæg,ridn/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Tormented or harassed by nightmares or unreasonable fears: Describes a state of being persistently troubled, anxious, or distressed, often due to bad dreams, obsessive worries, or a sense of dread.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective:
- The hagridden man could not sleep, fearing the return of his vivid nightmares.
- She felt hagridden by constant anxiety about the future.
- The leader was hagridden by the fear of failure.
Advanced Usage
- Literary/Descriptive Use: Often used in literary or formal contexts to describe deep, persistent psychological distress.
- The artist's hagridden psyche was reflected in his dark and turbulent paintings.
- Modifying Abstract Concepts: Can be used to describe entities (like a mind, spirit, or conscience) that are tormented.
- He struggled with a hagridden conscience after the decision.
Variants and Related Words
- Hagride (verb, archaic): To torment or harass, as if by a witch or nightmare.
- Fears of poverty hagrode the family.
- Hag (noun): A witch or an ugly old woman; figuratively, a source of torment.
Synonyms
- Tormented
- Haunted
- Plagued
- Bedeviled
- Obsessed
Related Phrases
- (To be) ridden by/with something: A more common construction with a similar meaning of being burdened or afflicted.
- He was guilt-ridden. (Compare to: He was hagridden by guilt.)
Related Idioms
- Haunted by (something): While not an idiom with "hagridden," this common phrase conveys a similar idea of being troubled by persistent thoughts or memories.
- She was haunted by the mistakes of her past.
Adjective
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tormented or harassed by nightmares or unreasonable fears
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hagridden...by visions of an imminent heaven or hell upon earth- C.S.Lewis
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