bedridden
adjective
bed·rid·den
ˈbed-ˌri-dᵊn 
variants
or less commonly bedrid
: confined (as by illness) to bed
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Supposedly back at the ranch, bedridden by his tuberculosis, Holliday emerges from the shadows of the Arizona high desert to surprise the lightning-fast Ringo, who was expecting to make easy work of Kurt Russell’s Wyatt Earp.
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Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2025
Wilson remained bedridden in the hospital for a few weeks as her body started recovering from the trauma.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025
When the agency representatives arrived, Taylor’s wife had cancer and his daughter was bedridden with a rare autoimmune condition.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 6 Mar. 2025
When the agency representatives arrived, Taylor’s wife had cancer and his daughter was bedridden with a rare autoimmune condition.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 6 Mar. 2025
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Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2025
Wilson remained bedridden in the hospital for a few weeks as her body started recovering from the trauma.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2025
When the agency representatives arrived, Taylor’s wife had cancer and his daughter was bedridden with a rare autoimmune condition.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 6 Mar. 2025
When the agency representatives arrived, Taylor’s wife had cancer and his daughter was bedridden with a rare autoimmune condition.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Bedridden.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bedridden. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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bedridden
adjective
bed·rid·den
ˈbed-ˌrid-ᵊn
: forced to stay in bed especially by illness or weakness
Medical Definition
bedridden
adjective
bed·rid·den
ˈbed-ˌrid-ᵊn
variants
also bedrid
: confined to bed (as by illness)
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