bed·rid·den

[bed-rid-n]
adjective
confined to bed because of illness, injury, etc.
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English, variant (by confusion with past participle of ride) of bedrid

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bedridden (ˈbɛdˌrɪdən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—adj
confined to bed because of illness, esp for a long or indefinite period
 
[Old English bedreda, from beddbed + -rida rider, from rīdan to ride]

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Word Origin & History

bedridden
mid-14c., from bedrid, from O.E. bedreda, lit. "bedrider, bedridden (man)," from bed + rida "rider" (see ride (v.)). Originally a noun, it became an adj. in M.E. and acquired an -en on the analogy of pp. adjs. from strong verbs such as ride.
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bedridden bed·rid·den (běd'rĭd'n) or bed·rid (-rĭd')
adj.
Confined to bed because of illness or infirmity.

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Example sentences
She was bedridden and arthritic, and her sight and hearing were much impaired.
It was so intense he was bedridden for almost two years, sometimes unable to sleep for days.
The frail, bedridden patient begged him not to proceed.
Bedridden people can have significant muscle wasting.
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