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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesgepeinigt
Pronunciation / Transliteration: gepeinigt
"Er fühlte sich von Schuldgefühlen gepeinigt."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Tormented, oppressed, or harassed by nightmares, anxiety, guilt, or oppressive burdens.
"He spent years hag-ridden by the memory of his past mistakes." - 2
Afflicted by or as if by a witch or incubus; suffering from severe sleep paralysis accompanied by a feeling of weight on the chest.
"Waking up suddenly, she felt completely hag-ridden and unable to move."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Combining Middle English 'hag' (referring to an evil spirit, witch, or old woman) with 'ridden' (past participle of ride, from Old English rīdan), originally referring to the folkloric belief of being sat upon by a witch or demon during sleep to cause nightmares. Over time, the term evolved metaphorically to describe anyone severely troubled, oppressed, or tormented by anxieties, guilt, or mental burdens.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hag-ridden" is said worldwide
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tourmenté
Transliteration: tourmanté
"Il était tourmenté par des cauchemars incessants."
gepeinigt
Transliteration: gepeinigt
"Er fühlte sich von Schuldgefühlen gepeinigt."
tormentato
Transliteration: tormentato
"Era tormentato da ansie costanti."
atormentado
Transliteration: atormentado
"Vivía atormentado por sus recuerdos."
atormentado
Transliteration: atormentado
"Ele estava atormentado por pesadelos terríveis."
पीड़ित
Transliteration: peedit
"वह पुराने डर से पूरी तरह पीड़ित था।"
受折磨的
Transliteration: shòu zhémó de
"他被内疚折磨得无法成眠。"
시달리는
Transliteration: sidalrineun
"그는 악몽에 시달리며 밤을 지새웠다."
さいなまれた
Transliteration: sainamareta
Script: 苛まれた
"彼は終わりのない悪夢にさいなまれていた。"
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