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Bedridden

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Confined to bed because of illness or infirmity.

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adj. confined to bed because of infirmity or illness

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Confined to bed by age, infirmity, or sickness.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. confined to bed (by illness)

Word Usage

"I have had, in my short practice, two patients, who considered themselves _bedlars_, as you will find the common people in the part you are going to, call them -- bedridden, that is."

Equivalent

ill sick

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

bedfast bedbound

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

bed-ridden lipless dodder decrepid broken-hearted