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ridden

RIHD-n
adj
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Used as the second part of a compound to mean full of, or troubled and dominated by, something negative.
"The old house was riddled with — sorry, ridden with — termites."
"He was guilt-ridden after the argument."

How to Use Ridden

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishOverwhelmed or plagued by something, as in "crime-ridden" or "debt-ridden."

Common pairings
guilt-ridden debt-ridden disease-ridden

Word Forms

more ridden comparative, most ridden superlative

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Etymology

The past participle of "ride," extended in compounds like "guilt-ridden" and "disease-ridden" to mean plagued or dominated by something.

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