Definition of bedridden in English:

bedridden

adjective ˈbɛdrɪd(ə)nˈbɛdˌrɪdn

Confined to bed by sickness or old age.
Example sentencesExamples
- During their stay, some of them have fallen ill and are bedridden.
- Lusty young rock bands and just about everyone else shuddered at the prospect of bedridden helplessness and a general loss of independence.
- They were an ancient bedridden couple, propped up side-by-side on pillows.
- Being bedridden and isolated eventually bores Christiane, so she requests her television set.
- When the evictors arrived at one home they found only a bedridden woman, Margaret Mackay, who was almost 100 years old.
- Every 30-40 days I am bedridden with high fever, pain on both sides of neck and am unable to eat.
- She has to make sure she turns the bedridden every two hours, or they will get bedsores.
- Like the English cartoonist Gerald Scarfe, John began drawing to while away the hours when bedridden as a child.
- And I was the last person to interview William Gerhardy, who was then bedridden and about 90.
- A woman calls on behalf of her husband, Luis, who is bedridden because of serious pain and swelling in his legs.
- Anatoli, 38, has been bedridden for the last two years, crippled by the same disease.
- She tenderly cares for her bedridden mother (euthanasia not being next on her agenda).
- He was bedridden and immobile, and literally nothing but skin and bone by the end.
- The old lady was helplessly bedridden but was nursed to health by this caring neighbour.
- The father-of-two was bedridden for months as he battled to overcome extensive injuries.
- But I'm not ready yet because it hurts a lot and I would be bedridden for at least eight months.
- It saved his life but left him severely disabled: unable to speak, bedridden, and paralysed for eight months before he died.
- From then he was bedridden and he died in hospital 12 weeks later.
- About five years ago, she developed unbearable pain in her knee joints and has been bedridden since then.
- I have been bedridden for 10 years, so I have had quite a lot of different carers over the years.
Synonyms
confined to bed, housebound, out of action/commission
disabled, incapacitated, paralysed, immobilized
informal laid up, flat on one's back

Origin

Middle English: formed irregularly from archaic bedrid 'bedridden person', from the base of the verb ride.

Definition of bedridden in US English:

bedridden

adjectiveˈbɛdˌrɪdnˈbedˌridn

Confined to bed by sickness or old age.
Example sentencesExamples
- Like the English cartoonist Gerald Scarfe, John began drawing to while away the hours when bedridden as a child.
- From then he was bedridden and he died in hospital 12 weeks later.
- The old lady was helplessly bedridden but was nursed to health by this caring neighbour.
- Lusty young rock bands and just about everyone else shuddered at the prospect of bedridden helplessness and a general loss of independence.
- He was bedridden and immobile, and literally nothing but skin and bone by the end.
- And I was the last person to interview William Gerhardy, who was then bedridden and about 90.
- When the evictors arrived at one home they found only a bedridden woman, Margaret Mackay, who was almost 100 years old.
- But I'm not ready yet because it hurts a lot and I would be bedridden for at least eight months.
- About five years ago, she developed unbearable pain in her knee joints and has been bedridden since then.
- Every 30-40 days I am bedridden with high fever, pain on both sides of neck and am unable to eat.
- It saved his life but left him severely disabled: unable to speak, bedridden, and paralysed for eight months before he died.
- She has to make sure she turns the bedridden every two hours, or they will get bedsores.
- The father-of-two was bedridden for months as he battled to overcome extensive injuries.
- They were an ancient bedridden couple, propped up side-by-side on pillows.
- Anatoli, 38, has been bedridden for the last two years, crippled by the same disease.
- I have been bedridden for 10 years, so I have had quite a lot of different carers over the years.
- She tenderly cares for her bedridden mother (euthanasia not being next on her agenda).
- During their stay, some of them have fallen ill and are bedridden.
- Being bedridden and isolated eventually bores Christiane, so she requests her television set.
- A woman calls on behalf of her husband, Luis, who is bedridden because of serious pain and swelling in his legs.
Synonyms
confined to bed, housebound, out of action, out of commission

Origin

Middle English: formed irregularly from archaic bedrid ‘bedridden person’, from the base of the verb ride.

单词	bedridden
释义	Definition of bedridden in English: bedridden adjective ˈbɛdrɪd(ə)nˈbɛdˌrɪdn Confined to bed by sickness or old age. Example sentencesExamples During their stay, some of them have fallen ill and are bedridden. Lusty young rock bands and just about everyone else shuddered at the prospect of bedridden helplessness and a general loss of independence. They were an ancient bedridden couple, propped up side-by-side on pillows. Being bedridden and isolated eventually bores Christiane, so she requests her television set. When the evictors arrived at one home they found only a bedridden woman, Margaret Mackay, who was almost 100 years old. Every 30-40 days I am bedridden with high fever, pain on both sides of neck and am unable to eat. She has to make sure she turns the bedridden every two hours, or they will get bedsores. Like the English cartoonist Gerald Scarfe, John began drawing to while away the hours when bedridden as a child. And I was the last person to interview William Gerhardy, who was then bedridden and about 90. A woman calls on behalf of her husband, Luis, who is bedridden because of serious pain and swelling in his legs. Anatoli, 38, has been bedridden for the last two years, crippled by the same disease. She tenderly cares for her bedridden mother (euthanasia not being next on her agenda). He was bedridden and immobile, and literally nothing but skin and bone by the end. The old lady was helplessly bedridden but was nursed to health by this caring neighbour. The father-of-two was bedridden for months as he battled to overcome extensive injuries. But I'm not ready yet because it hurts a lot and I would be bedridden for at least eight months. It saved his life but left him severely disabled: unable to speak, bedridden, and paralysed for eight months before he died. From then he was bedridden and he died in hospital 12 weeks later. About five years ago, she developed unbearable pain in her knee joints and has been bedridden since then. I have been bedridden for 10 years, so I have had quite a lot of different carers over the years. Synonyms confined to bed, housebound, out of action/commission disabled, incapacitated, paralysed, immobilized informal laid up, flat on one's back Origin Middle English: formed irregularly from archaic bedrid 'bedridden person', from the base of the verb ride. Definition of bedridden in US English: bedridden adjectiveˈbɛdˌrɪdnˈbedˌridn Confined to bed by sickness or old age. Example sentencesExamples Like the English cartoonist Gerald Scarfe, John began drawing to while away the hours when bedridden as a child. From then he was bedridden and he died in hospital 12 weeks later. The old lady was helplessly bedridden but was nursed to health by this caring neighbour. Lusty young rock bands and just about everyone else shuddered at the prospect of bedridden helplessness and a general loss of independence. He was bedridden and immobile, and literally nothing but skin and bone by the end. And I was the last person to interview William Gerhardy, who was then bedridden and about 90. When the evictors arrived at one home they found only a bedridden woman, Margaret Mackay, who was almost 100 years old. But I'm not ready yet because it hurts a lot and I would be bedridden for at least eight months. About five years ago, she developed unbearable pain in her knee joints and has been bedridden since then. Every 30-40 days I am bedridden with high fever, pain on both sides of neck and am unable to eat. It saved his life but left him severely disabled: unable to speak, bedridden, and paralysed for eight months before he died. She has to make sure she turns the bedridden every two hours, or they will get bedsores. The father-of-two was bedridden for months as he battled to overcome extensive injuries. They were an ancient bedridden couple, propped up side-by-side on pillows. Anatoli, 38, has been bedridden for the last two years, crippled by the same disease. I have been bedridden for 10 years, so I have had quite a lot of different carers over the years. She tenderly cares for her bedridden mother (euthanasia not being next on her agenda). During their stay, some of them have fallen ill and are bedridden. Being bedridden and isolated eventually bores Christiane, so she requests her television set. A woman calls on behalf of her husband, Luis, who is bedridden because of serious pain and swelling in his legs. Synonyms confined to bed, housebound, out of action, out of commission Origin Middle English: formed irregularly from archaic bedrid ‘bedridden person’, from the base of the verb ride.
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