-ridden
See also: ridden
English
Etymology
Back-formation from bedridden.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɹɪdən/, [ˈɹɪdn̩]
Suffix
-ridden
- Figuratively construed as “repeatedly/perennially affected by” or “unable to escape from”.
- crime + -ridden → crime-ridden
- bug + -ridden → bug-ridden
Synonyms
Derived terms
English terms suffixed with -ridden