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bedridden
This term carries a heavy connotation of helplessness and prolonged physical limitation. It describes a state of total dependency where the environment is reduced to a single piece of furniture, often evoking feelings of stagnation, fragility, or the final stages of a chronic condition.
While it is a descriptive medical state, it is frequently used in social or emotional contexts to emphasize the severity of an ailment. It differs from being simply sick or injured by the specific requirement of total confinement, implying that the person is physically unable to stand or walk.
Meanings
Examples
The elderly man has been bedridden for three years.
I cannot believe I am bedridden just when the tournament starts.
She spent her final months bedridden in a quiet room.
Is your grandfather still bedridden or can he sit up now?
The king remained bedridden until the day he died.
He felt a deep sense of frustration being bedridden and dependent on others.
Many patients who are bedridden suffer from muscle atrophy.
The injury left him completely bedridden for several weeks.
The injury left him completely bedridden for several weeks.