ridden

[ rid-n ]
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verb
  1. a past participle of ride.

Other words from ridden

  • un·rid·den, adjective
  • well-ridden, adjective

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Other definitions for -ridden (2 of 2)

-ridden

  1. a combining form meaning “obsessed with,” “overwhelmed by” (torment-ridden) or “full of,” “burdened with” (debt-ridden).

Origin of -ridden

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Special use of ridden

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British Dictionary definitions for ridden

ridden

/ (ˈrɪdən) /


verb
  1. the past participle of ride

adjective
  1. (in combination) afflicted, affected, or dominated by something specified: damp-ridden; disease-ridden

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