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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

But for many investors who have ridden this ebullient stock market, direct indexing is no longer generating the losses it once did.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

The symmetry of all three reaching new peaks over the past six months, however, can’t go unnoticed in a market that has ridden the AI investment wave to historic heights over the past six weeks.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Class 3 e-bikes, with a top speed of 28 mph, can only be ridden by someone who is at least 16 years old.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

If you want to be on the equestrian team, you can’t show up and have never ridden a horse.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

“I asked him if he’d ever ridden one.”

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya

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