bedridden

[bed-rid-n]

adjective

1. confined to bed because of illness, injury, etc.

bedridden

/ ˈbɛdˌrɪdən /

adjective

1. confined to bed because of illness, esp for a long or indefinite period

Word History and Origins

Origin of bedridden¹

1300–50; Middle English, variant (by confusion with past participle of ride ) of bedrid

Word History and Origins

Origin of bedridden¹

Old English bedreda , from bedd _bed + -rida rider, from rīdan to _ride

Example Sentences

Keaton was nominated for an Academy Award for her portrayal of Bessie Lee, a woman who has been caring for years for her bedridden father when she is diagnosed with leukemia.

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A cause of death was not reported, but Kalodimos said Moore had been bedridden for about 15 months after a fall.

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"Many elderly residents are also bedridden because of chronic illness, and no one could help them," Ms Yang said.

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I spent a lot of months bedridden, and now that I’m not, I’m very much like a rodeo bull.

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She added that the “Cousin Skeeter” actor would “mostly be bedridden” as part of his recovery.

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Related Words

• ill 
• incapacitated 
• infirm 
• invalid