English Explanatory Dictionary

ridden

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. past participle of ride
adj
  1. Full of.
  2. Oppressed, dominated or plagued by.
verb
  1. past participle of rid

Pronunciation

rĭd′n /ˈɹɪd.n̩/ [ˈɹʷɪ.dn̩] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Pvanp7-ridden.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-ridden.wav

Word forms

ridden more ridden most ridden

Etymology

Morphologically ride + -en. See ride (verb).

Derived words

forridden over-ridden unridden abuse-ridden angst-ridden bedridden book-ridden bug-ridden caste-ridden church-ridden cliché-ridden cloud-ridden conflict-ridden court-ridden crime-ridden crisis-ridden debt-ridden devil-ridden disease-ridden drudgery-ridden drug-ridden dust-ridden fever-ridden flea-ridden gout-ridden guilt-ridden hagridden louse-ridden memory-ridden money-ridden obstacle-ridden passion-ridden plague-ridden poverty-ridden priest-ridden rat-ridden riddenness scandal-ridden scum-ridden sex-ridden sin-ridden sleaze-ridden slum-ridden sorrow-ridden storm-ridden strife-ridden violence-ridden war-ridden waste-ridden witch-ridden wormridden
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