bedriddennessn.
/ˈbɛdˌrɪd(ə)nnəs/, U.S. /ˈbɛdˌrɪdə(n)nəs/ Bedridden condition.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > [noun] > restraint by ill health
detaininga1535
bedriddennessa1631
detention1650
a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1958) IX. 196 Binde me..in the cords of decrepitnesse, and bedridnesse.
a1864 N. Hawthorne Septimius Felton (1872) 59 My old grandmother laments her bedriddenness.
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