-ridden combines with nouns to form adjectives that describe something as having a lot of a particular undesirable thing or quality, or suffering very much because of it.
He was embracing the cause of debt-ridden and credit-starved farmers.
ridden in British English
(ˈrɪdən)
verb
1. the past participle of ride
adjective
2. (in combination)
afflicted, affected, or dominated by something specified
damp-ridden
disease-ridden
ridden in American English
(ˈrɪdən)
verb intransitive, verb transitive
1. pp. of
ride
adjective
2.
dominated or obsessed (by the thing specified)
used in compounds
fear-ridden
Examples of 'ridden' in a sentence
ridden
Instead, Lucy had ridden all the way back to Tucson listening to her stomach growl.
J.A. Jance DEVIL'S CLAW (2004)
All related terms of 'ridden'
ride
When you ride a horse, you sit on it and control its movements.
hagride
to worry or distress (a person)
bug-ridden
full of insects
debt-ridden
Debt-ridden countries, companies, or people owe extremely large amounts of money.
flea-ridden
infested with fleas
hag-ridden
tormented or worried , as if by a witch
sex-ridden
sexual in a rude and unpleasant way
angst-ridden
characterized by a feeling of dread or anxiety
guilt-ridden
If a person is guilt-ridden , they feel very guilty about something.
plague-ridden
afflicted by the plague or a plague
priest-ridden
dominated or governed by or excessively under the influence of priests
strife-ridden
divided by violent conflict or dissent
ride out
If someone rides out a storm or a crisis , they manage to survive a difficult period without suffering serious harm .
ride up
If a garment rides up , it moves upwards , out of its proper position.
ride down
to trample under the hooves of a horse
joyridden
a ride taken for pleasure in a car , esp in a stolen car driven recklessly
joyride
If someone goes on a joyride , they steal a car and drive around in it at high speed .
joyrode
a ride taken for pleasure in a car , esp in a stolen car driven recklessly