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bed-ridden Definition and Meaning in English (bed-ridden definition)

adjective
Synonyms:confined to bedlaid upincapacitated
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Bed-ridden definition: Describing a person who is confined to bed due to illness, injury, or old age and unable to get up.

Definitions of Bed-ridden

  1. 1adjective

    Describing a person who is confined to bed due to illness, injury, or old age and unable to get up.

Example Sentences

casual

“After the accident, she was bed-ridden for several months.”

casual

“The elderly man became bed-ridden in his final years.”

Synonyms

confined to bedlaid upincapacitated

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Bed-ridden definition: Describing a person who is confined to bed due to illness, injury, or old age and unable to get up.
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'Bed-ridden' translates to 'bed-ridden' in English. Bed-ridden definition: Describing a person who is confined to bed due to illness, injury, or old age and unable to get up.
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