bedridden

1. 1.

   confined to bed (by illness)

   Synonymsbedfastbedridsick-abed

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Questions about bedridden

What does bedridden mean?

bedridden means "confined to bed (by illness)".

How many syllables are in bedridden?

bedridden has 3 syllables: bed-rid-den. The stress falls on "bed". In IPA it is /ˈbɛˌdɹɪdən/.

What is another word for bedridden?

Close synonyms include bedfast, bedrid, sick-abed. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bedridden a common word?

bedridden is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.