shut-in

²shut–in

adj \ˈshət-ˈin\

Definition of SHUT-IN

1

: confined to one's home or an institution by illness or incapacity

2

a : secretive, brooding <a bitter, shut–in face — Claudia Cassidy> b : tending to avoid social contact : withdrawn <the shut–in personality type — S. K. Weinberg>

First Known Use of SHUT-IN

1909