shut-in

shut-in

(shŭt′ĭn′)n. A person confined indoors by illness or disability.adj. (shŭt-ĭn′)1. Confined to a home or hospital, as by illness.2. Disposed to avoid social contact; excessively withdrawn or introverted.

shut-in

n 1. (Medicine) chiefly a. a person confined indoors by illnessb. (as modifier): a shut-in patient. 2. (Psychiatry) psychiatry a condition in which the person is highly withdrawn and unable to express his own feelings. See also schizoid

shut-in

(adj. ˈʃʌtˈɪn; n. ˈʃʌtˌɪn)

adj. 1. confined to one's home, a hospital, etc., as from illness. 2. disposed to desire solitude; withdrawn; asocial. n. 3. a person confined by infirmity or disease to the house, a hospital, etc. [1840–50, Amer.]

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Noun	1.	shut-in - someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injuryinvalidhomebound - people who are confined to their homesdiseased person, sick person, sufferer - a person suffering from an illness
Adj.	1.	shut-in - somewhat introvertedintrovertishintroversive, introvertive - directed inward; marked by interest in yourself or concerned with inner feelings
	2.	shut-in - confined usually by illnesshomebound, houseboundconfined - not free to move about

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