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bedridden

American  
[bed-rid-n] / ˈbɛdˌrɪd n /

adjective

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

bedridden British  
/ ˈbɛdˌrɪdən /

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of bedridden

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

Example Sentences

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Kostiantyn's mother spends her days caring for his bedridden stepfather who has had a series of heart attacks linked to the conflict.

From Barron's

The younger brother said his sister had been bedridden for the last two years and as her health deteriorated she appeared to have stopped breathing on Saturday, according to the temple's manager.

From BBC

Most of the building's residents were sick and bedridden elderly people.

From Barron's

The staff had been told that Japan Special Defense Forces would be there soon to move the bedridden patients.

From Literature

“God’s got my back,” he sang, still bedridden.

From The Wall Street Journal

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