ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ transitive verb
Etymology: hag (I) + ride
1. archaic , of a witch or female demon
a. : ride 1a
b. : torment
2. : to afflict with or as if with a nightmare : oppress with dread or anxiety : harass , torment
the great martian panic which showed how hagridden the American public had become — D.W.Brogan
3. : to burden unduly
families hagridden by poverty would find … a better life — Dixon Wecter
: obsess
hagridden by social prejudice and suspicion — J.E.P.Grigg