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• past participle of ride.

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  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

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ridden

Bloom Energy has indeed ridden on the coattails of AI excitement and investors’ quests for companies positioned to benefit from powering data centers.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

Outside of the trials, they can't be insured, and thus can only legally be ridden on private land, with the owner's permission.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

E-bikes can go faster than traditional bikes and are often ridden by children and teenagers who may not have the experience to handle the speed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

No revolutionary, Wood writes, “defended with more vehemence common ordinary people against the aristocracy—‘against being ridden like horses, fleeced like sheep, worked like cattle, and fed and cloathed like swine and hounds.’

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

It was being ridden by a hunched-up figure in gray leather with helmet and goggles.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz

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