hagride

[hag-rahyd]

verb (used with object), hag·rode or (Archaic) hag·rid; hag·rid·den or (Archaic) hag·rid; hag·rid·ing.

to afflict with worry, dread, need, or the like; torment.

Origin:
1655–65; hag¹ + ride

Related forms

hag·rid·er, noun

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