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• ridden
  ridden

  verb

  a past participle of ride.
• -ridden
  -ridden

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

ridden

¹ American  

[rid-n] / ˈrɪd n /

verb

1. a past participle of ride.

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-ridden ² American  

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

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ridden British  

/ ˈrɪdən /

verb

1. the past participle of ride

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adjective

1. (in combination) afflicted, affected, or dominated by something specified

   damp-ridden

   disease-ridden

Other Word Forms

• unridden
  adjective
• well-ridden
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of -ridden

Special use of ridden

Example Sentences

Further Ado, another favorite, posted the field’s fastest speed in the Blue Grass Stakes on April 4 and will be ridden by John Velazquez.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

He will be ridden by Joe Ramos for trainer Whit Beckman.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Great White will be ridden by Alex Achard for trainer John Ennis.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

I Am Maximus, ridden by Paul Townend, went into the race 9-2 favourite after significant late support by punters and became the first horse since Red Rum in 1977 to regain the Grand National.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Two more hoverboards floated on either side, and I realized the guards must’ve ridden the rails up here—that’s how they’d arrived so fast.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

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