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hag-ridden

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hag⋅rid⋅den

  [hag-rid-n]
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–adjective
worried or tormented, as by a witch.
Origin:
1675–85; hag 1 + ridden

hag⋅ride

  [hag-rahyd]
–verb (used with object), -rode or (Archaic) -rid; -rid⋅den or (Archaic) -rid; -rid⋅ing.
to afflict with worry, dread, need, or the like; torment.
Origin:
1655–65; hag 1 + ride

Related forms:
hagrider, noun
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hag-ridden 
1684, from hag (q.v.) + pp. of ride. An old term for sleep paralysis, the sensation of being held immobile in bed, often by a heavy weight, and accompanied by a sense of alien presence. A holed stone hung over the bed was said to prevent it.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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