Definition of "bedridden" [bedridden]

• Confined to bed because of illness or infirmity. (adjective)

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• "I have had, in my short practice, two patients, who considered themselves _bedlars_, as you will find the common people in the part you are going to, call them -- bedridden, that is."
• "After disappearing for a few months (in her own words, "bedridden" by Russell),"
• "Russell Brand leaves Katy Perry "bedridden" for days."