bedridden

Meaning

Confined to bed because of infirmity or illness.

Synonyms

bedfast

bedrid

confined to bed

sick-abed

cot

defeated

down

fall sick

fatigued

floored

laid up

paralyzed

prostrate

resting place

sleeping-place

taken aback

vanquished

sick in bed

confined to one’s bed

abed

bedbound

bed

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bedstead

confined

Translations

alité

bettlägerig

bedlegerig

grabataire

postrado

cloué au lit

Liegen

assujetti

unterworfen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbɛdɹɪdən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: bedredyn

Inherited from Old English: bedreda

In summary

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.