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The biggest problem has been exhaustion. I've spent about 6 of the last 14 years completely bedridden.
Laura Hillenbrand

Meaning of "bedridden" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BEDRIDDEN

Old English bedreda, from beddbed + -rida rider, from rīdan to ride.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BEDRIDDEN

bedridden  [ˈbɛdˌrɪdən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BEDRIDDEN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bedridden is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BEDRIDDEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

bedridden

Bed

A bed ( listen (help·info)) is a piece of furniture used as a place to sleep or relax. It has a secondary use as a location to engage in sexual relations. Most modern beds consist of a soft mattress on a bed frame, with the mattress resting either on a solid base, often wooden slats, or a sprung base. In North America many beds include a box spring inner-sprung base, a large mattress-sized box containing wood and springs that provide additional support and suspension for the mattress. Most beds have a headboard for resting against, with others also having side rails and footboards (or "footers"). "Headboard only" beds often incorporate a "dust ruffle", "bed skirt", or "valance sheet" to hide the bed frame. For greater head support, most people use a pillow, placed on the top of a mattress. Also used is some form of covering blanket to insulate the sleeper, often bed sheets, a quilt, or a duvet, collectively referred to as bedding. Bedding is the removable non-furniture portion of a sleeping environment. A bed can be thought of as a body and the bedding its clothing.

Definition of bedridden in the English dictionary

The definition of bedridden in the dictionary is confined to bed because of illness, esp for a long or indefinite period.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BEDRIDDEN


bug-ridden
ˈbʌɡˌrɪdən
Corydon
ˈkɒrɪdən
forbidden
fəˈbɪdən
gueridon
ˈɡɛrɪdən
harridan
ˈhærɪdən
hidden
ˈhɪdən
joyridden
ˈdʒɔɪˌrɪdən
laden
ˈleɪdən
Leiden
ˈlaɪdən
maiden
ˈmeɪdən
midden
ˈmɪdən
outridden
ˈaʊtˌrɪdən
plague-ridden
ˈpleɪɡˌrɪdən
ridden
ˈrɪdən
sex-ridden
ˈsɛksˌrɪdən
Sheridan
ˈʃɛrɪdən
stelleridan
stəˈlerɪdən
stridden
ˈstrɪdən
strife-ridden
ˈstraɪfˌrɪdən
unridden
ʌnˈrɪdən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BEDRIDDEN

bedquilt
bedraggle
bedraggled
bedrail
bedral
bedrape
bedrench
bedright
bedrivel
bedrock
bedroll
bedroom
bedroom eyes
bedroom farce
bedroom scene
bedroom slipper
bedroom suburb
bedroom suite
bedrop
bedrug

WORDS THAT END LIKE BEDRIDDEN

all of a sudden
angst-ridden
bestridden
bidden
debt-ridden
flea-ridden
hag-ridden
kitchen midden
madden
outstridden
overbidden
overridden
priest-ridden
sudden
swidden
unbidden
underbidden
unforbidden
unhidden
well-hidden

Synonyms and antonyms of bedridden in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BEDRIDDEN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «bedridden» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of bedridden

Translation of «bedridden» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BEDRIDDEN

Find out the translation of bedridden to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bedridden from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bedridden» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

卧床不起
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

postrado en la cama
570 millions of speakers

English

bedridden
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अपाहिज
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

طريح الفراش
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

прикован к постели
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

acamado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শয্যাশায়ী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

alité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidur di atas katil
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bettlägerig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

寝たきりの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

누워만
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bedridden
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nằm liệt giường
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

படுக்கையிலேயே
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आजारामुळे अंथरुणाला खिळलेला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yatalak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

costretto a letto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

obłożnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

прикутий до ліжка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

țintuit la pat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κλινήρης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bedlêend
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sängliggande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sengeliggende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bedridden

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BEDRIDDEN»

The term «bedridden» is regularly used and occupies the 88.675 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BEDRIDDEN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bedridden» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bedridden» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bedridden

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2 QUOTES WITH «BEDRIDDEN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bedridden.
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Norman Finkelstein
I had been a Maoist, and then when the Gang of Four was overthrown, I was completely distraught. I was bedridden for three weeks; it was a very painful experience for me. Not only because I had been wrong, but because I felt really embarrassed that I had been lecturing and pontificating with such self-confidence.
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Laura Hillenbrand
The biggest problem has been exhaustion. I've spent about 6 of the last 14 years completely bedridden.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BEDRIDDEN»

Discover the use of bedridden in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bedridden and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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World Congress of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering ...
Abstract— In Japan, aging society is serious problem, and the number bedridden elderly person is increasing. Many caregivers for these persons can't go out easily because bedridden person asks the care-giver to do most things in their life.
Sun I. Kim, Tae S. Suh, 2007
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Canine Ergonomics: The Science of Working Dogs
Eleven teams worked with old and/or bedridden people, three with disabled adults, and five with children (Table 14.4). The results indicate that work with disabled grown-ups was least stressful for handlers, followed by work with old and/or ...
William S. Helton, 2009
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Smart Homes and Beyond: ICOST 2006
This paper presents a novel Fiber Bragg Grating pressure sensor system which monitors the sitting and sleeping pattern of bedridden patients based on indicative spatio-temporal signature for automated intervention triggering and activity ...
C. Nugent, J.C. Augusto, 2006
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Longer Life and Healthy Aging
Therefore, we combined data on ADL status and days of being bedridden before dying to estimate the life table proportion of the extent of morbidity before dying among the oldest-old who are active or disabled at initial ages, using the formula  ...
Yi Zeng, 2006
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Pneumonia: New Insights for the Healthcare Professional: ...
bedridden. patients. In this recent report, researchers in Izumo, Japan conducted a study “To evaluate the safety of unsedated transnasal small-caliber esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) for elderly and critically ill bedridden patients.
‎2012
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Paupers in almshouses 1904
North Atlantic division- Continued. Connecticut — All classes Insane Feeble- minded Epileptic Blind Deaf-mute Paralytic Crippled, maimed, or deformed. Old and infirm Bedridden Rheumatic New York — All classes Insane Feeble-minded .
United States. Bureau of the Census, John Koren, William Alexander King, 1906
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Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty
... None 10 Normal Normal Moderate None Yes 11 Crutches Cane Moderate None Yes 12 Crutches Walker Severe None 13 Bedridden Crutches Moderate None Yes 14 Crutches No device Moderate None 15 Walker Cane Moderate None 16 ...
James V. Bono, 1999
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Living with AIDS in Uganda: Impacts on Banana-farming ...
Overall, for individuals reported to be sick, duration of sickness was on average three days while in 70 percent of the cases it resulted in a productive household member becoming bedridden. Differences are also observed in the proportions of ...
Monica Karuhanga Beraho, 2008
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Ethylene Glycols: Advances in Research and Application: 2011 ...
Current study results from the report, 'Efficacy of polyethylene glycol 4000 on constipation of posttraumatic bedridden patients,' have been published. According to a study from Chongqing, People's Republic of China, “To investigate the ...
‎2012
10
Fire Safety Science
Analysis on Fatalities' Characteristics The items concerning fatalities' physical functions obtained from a fire death report are age, whether one suffers from sickness or not, whether one is handicapped or not, and whether one is bedridden or ...
G. Cox, B. Langford, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BEDRIDDEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bedridden is used in the context of the following news items.
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World's oldest person Susannah Mushatt Jones turns 116
Other than that though, Jones is not bedridden and takes just two medications a day - one for high blood pressure and the other a multivitamin. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
Couple married 75 years die in each other's arms
His health worsened shortly after and he soon became bedridden. Jeanette, 96, soon fell ill as well. KGTV reported that a local hospice then ... «Yahoo News Canada, Jul 15»
3
5 reasons Hayley Atwell is a woman who kicks ass
And even though she appeared bedridden and elderly in last year's Captain America: The Winter Soldier she still proved that she was an ... «Entertainment Weekly, Jul 15»
4
How To Be More Like Frida Kahlo, As Told By Frida Kahlo
In fact, she began painting while bedridden, for it was one of the few things she could do easily on her back. After her miscarriage at 24, Frida ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
5
De Klerk saddened by Kriel's death
Former finance minister, Barend du Plessis, told Netwerk24 that Kriel had been bedridden and had been in a care facility in Panorama, Cape ... «News24, Jul 15»
6
Cardinals' Matt Holliday has rehab interrupted by illness
He was supposed to do running and agility work on Monday, but a virus kept him bedridden in the team hotel, per MLB.com. Topics: Matt ... «CBSSports.com, Jul 15»
7
Knowing How Doctors Die Can Change End-Of-Life Discussions
Zamichow says that an arduous regimen of chemo and radiation left her 58-year-old husband unable to walk, and ultimately bedridden in his ... «KUOW News and Information, Jul 15»
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So, this guy walks into a Guillain-Barré syndrome ...
Creativity saved when he was bedridden with GBS and had nothing else to do but complete "Jesters Incognito," a comic allegory of a novel set ... «Hamilton Spectator, Jul 15»
9
History professor makes full recovery from bike accident, brain surgery
She was bedridden for six days afterwards. Nearly three months later, Alexander said she is perfectly recovered from the incident. “I'm doing ... «Rocky Mountain Collegian, Jul 15»
10
Vietnamese Globe: Divided by War, United by Poetry and Compassion
Other children who suffered more severe effects were bedridden and hardly moved. There was one boy whose head was swollen many times ... «Dissident Voice, Jul 15»

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