shut-in


2shut–in

adj \ˌshət-ˌin\

Definition of SHUT-IN

1
: confined to one's home or an institution by illness or incapacity
2
: tending to avoid social contact : withdrawn <diagnostic and prognostic significance of the shut–in personality type—S. K. Weinberg>

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