bedridden

adjective

Definition of bedriddennext
as in bedfast

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Recent Examples of bedridden The household quickly settled in, and within two weeks, Trotsky had resumed work on his biography of Lenin, while Natalia remained bedridden with a recurring bout of malaria. — Literary Hub, 28 July 2026 Gregory Maassen was nearly bedridden by a burning sensation that was later diagnosed as a rare form of neuropathy. — Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 21 July 2026 Toohey was bedridden for six weeks after undergoing surgery to repair cartilage in his left knee in December. — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 15 July 2026 The young boy was bedridden, unable to speak and living in filth, according to the report. — Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 28 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for bedridden
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bedridden
  1. sickly
  2. ailing
  3. frail
  4. dying
  5. invalid
  6. incapacitated
Adjective
  • Seeing her daughter in that state, babbling nonsense and barely able to stand, Letizia had goggled with the watery eyes of a sickly old lady.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The woman’s body, painted in blazing magenta, is wrapped around a man rendered in sickly olive green, her head disappearing into his chest.
    — Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of sickly
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  • In a further blow, Parini’s plans go right off the rails when Alistair has some bad news from London and leaves him in charge of the elderly, ailing Borges, then 72.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Heel Moxley pounced on an ailing Nick Jackson and hit a piledriver on the outside.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of ailing
Adjective
  • What will happen when residents who are relatively young, active, and healthy become more frail and need higher levels of care?
    — Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Salmonella can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of frail
Adjective
  • What’s the vibe for you, post-dying?
    — Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 22 June 2026
  • Garden centers aren't giving a refund for a dying or dead plant but rather a discount on a new purchase.
    — Lauren David, Southern Living, 17 Dec. 2025
Definition of dying
Adjective
  • Specifically, Edgerton is asking the court to declare the petition void, rule that its data center prohibition is an invalid and permanently prevent the ordinance from being submitted to voters.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The government maintains that the request for class certification came too late and is invalid anyway.
    — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of invalid
Adjective
  • Leagues want franchises to have predictable and reliable succession plans for when a controlling owner dies or becomes incapacitated.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Prosecutors, who had sought seven years and seven months in jail, said that the four women accusing him of rape, in both the proven and unproven cases, had each time been too unconscious or too incapacitated to resist him after attending parties.
    — Gwladys Fouche, USA Today, 15 June 2026
Definition of incapacitated

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