a. 受(女巫)折磨的, 受恶梦惊扰的, 困于恶梦的

[ adj ]
tormented or harassed by nightmares or unreasonable fears
<adj.all>
hagridden...by visions of an imminent heaven or hell upon earth

hag-ridden \hag"-rid`den\, hagridden
\hag"rid`den\(h[a^]g"r[i^]d`d'n), a.
Ridden by a hag or witch; hence, afflicted with nightmares;
tormented or harassed by nightmares or unreasonable fears.
--Beattie. --Cheyne.

Syn: tormented.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

hagridden . . . by visions of an imminent heaven
or hell upon earth --C. S. Lewis