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bedridden — (adj.) also bed ridden, mid 14c., from adjectival use of late O.E. bæddrædæn bedridden (man), from bedrid, from O.E. bedreda, lit. bedrider, bedridden (man), from BED (Cf. bed) + rida rider (see RIDE (Cf. ride) (v.)). Originally a noun, it became … Etymology dictionary
bedridden — index disabled (made incapable) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
bedridden — [adj] sick in bed ailing, disabled, flat on one’s back*, ill, incapacitated, infirm, invalid, laid up*, prostrate; concepts 314,485,489 … New thesaurus
bedridden — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ confined to bed by sickness or old age … English terms dictionary
bedridden — [bed′rid′ n] adj. [ME bedrede(n) < OE bedreda < bed, BED + rida, rider < ridan, to RIDE] having to stay in bed, usually for a long period, because of illness, infirmity, etc.: also bedrid … English World dictionary
bedridden — [[t]be̱drɪd(ə)n[/t]] ADJ Someone who is bedridden is so ill or disabled that they cannot get out of bed. He had to spend two years bedridden with an injury. ...bedridden patients … English dictionary
Bedridden — Bedrid Bed rid , Bedridden Bed rid den, a. [OE. bedrede, AS. bedreda, bedrida; from bed, bedd, a bed or couch + ridda a rider; cf. OHG. pettiriso, G. bettrise. See {Bed}, n., and {Ride}, v. i. ] Confined to the bed by sickness or infirmity. Her… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bedridden — adjective confined to bed by sickness or old age. Origin ME: formed irregularly from archaic bedrid bedridden person , from the base of ride … English new terms dictionary
bedridden — adjective Jake will be bedridden for weeks Syn: confined to bed, sick in bed, laid up, immobilized, flat on one s back … Thesaurus of popular words
bedridden — /ˈbɛdrɪdn / (say bedridn) adjective confined to bed. {variant (by confusion with past participle) of bedrid, obsolete, bedridden, from Middle English bedrede, Old English bedreda, rida literally, bed rider} …
