hagride

verb

hag·​ride ˈhag-ˌrīd 

hagrode ˈhag-ˌrōd  ; hagridden ˈhag-ˌri-dᵊn 

transitive verb

: harass, torment

Synonyms

• agitate
• ail
• alarm
• alarum
• bother
• concern
• derail
• discomfort
• discompose
• dismay
• disquiet
• distemper
• distract
• distress
• disturb
• exercise
• flurry
• frazzle
• freak (out)
• fuss
• perturb
• undo
• unhinge
• unsettle
• upset
• weird out
• worry

Examples of hagride in a Sentence

hagridden by the specter of a terrorist attack, residents of the city were on edge

Word History

First Known Use

1648, in the meaning defined above