51Թ

Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for

bedridden

[ bed-rid-n ]

adjective

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


bedridden

/ ˈɛˌɪə /

adjective

  1. confined to bed because of illness, esp for a long or indefinite period
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bedridden1

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

51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bedridden1

Old English bedreda , from bedd bed + -rida rider, from ī岹 to ride
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

Fatigue from multiple rounds of chemo had him bedridden at his Michigan home by February, the month he finished them up.

From

“I was bedridden with the flu at the time,” he said.

From

Fire was approaching the facility, home to 45 elderly and disabled patients ranging in age from mid-60s to 103, many of them bedridden, some with dementia.

From

He said he was told in the intensive care unit to expect to be bedridden for months.

From

Her teenage son watched her suffer for days after she took the pills, bedridden and moaning.

From

Advertisement

Related 51Թs

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement