English Explanatory Dictionary

-ridden

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. Figuratively construed as “repeatedly/perennially affected by” or “unable to escape from”.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹɪdən/ [ˈɹɪdn̩]

Word forms

-ridden

Etymology

Back-formation from bedridden.

Synonyms

lousy with riddled with -riddled
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