bedridden
adjective/ˈbɛdˌrɪdən/
Frequency rank: #17,983 most common English word
Meaning
confined to bed because of illness or injury and unable to get up.
Example sentence
After the surgery, she was bedridden for several weeks and could not leave her room.
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