Bedbound
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Unable to leave one's bed for some reason.
"Returning to the sculptor described earlier, we know why that young woman suffered. She was housebound and bedbound, her face was changed by steroids, she was masculinized by her treatment, one breast was scarred, and she had almost no hair."
Example
More examples"Returning to the sculptor described earlier, we know why that young woman suffered. She was housebound and bedbound, her face was changed by steroids, she was masculinized by her treatment, one breast was scarred, and she had almost no hair."
Etymology
From bed + bound.
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