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bedridden

English

Alternative forms

  • bed-ridden

Etymology

From Middle English bedredyn, bedraden, bedreden, bæddrædæn (also as bedreede, bedrede), from Old English bedreda (bedridden, adj.), from bedreda, bedrida, bæddryda (one who is bedridden, noun), from bed, bedd (bed) + rida (rider), with -en by analogy with past participle adjectives, equivalent to bed +? rider.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?b?d??d?n/

Adjective

bedridden (not comparable)

  1. Confined to bed because of infirmity or illness.

Synonyms

  • (confined to bed): bedfast, bedbound

Derived terms

Translations

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bedbound

English

Etymology

bed +? bound

Adjective

bedbound (comparative more bedbound, superlative most bedbound)

  1. Unable to leave one's bed for some reason.

Synonyms

  • bedridden
  • bedfast

Translations

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