-ridden

See also: ridden

English

Etymology

Back-formation from bedridden.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹɪdən/, [ˈɹɪdn̩]

Suffix

-ridden

1. Figuratively construed as “repeatedly/perennially affected by” or “unable to escape from”.

   ‎crime + ‎-ridden → ‎crime-ridden

   ‎bug + ‎-ridden → ‎bug-ridden

   • 2025 February 11, Steven Levitsky, Lucan A. Way, “The Path to American Authoritarianism”, in Foreign Affairs‎, archived from the original on 12 February 2025:

     He could also fulfill his campaign promise to launch the “largest deportation operation in American history,” targeting millions of people in an abuse-ridden process that would inevitably lead to the mistaken detention of thousands of U.S. citizens.

Synonyms

• lousy with
• riddled with, -riddled

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -ridden

abuse-ridden

angst-ridden

book-ridden

bug-ridden

caste-ridden

church-ridden

cliché-ridden

conflict-ridden

crime-ridden

crimeridden

crisis-ridden

debt-ridden

disease-ridden

drudgery-ridden

drug-ridden

fever-ridden

flea-ridden

germ-ridden

guilt-ridden

guiltridden

louse-ridden

obstacle-ridden

priest-ridden

rat-ridden

scandal-ridden

scum-ridden

sleaze-ridden

slum-ridden

strife-ridden

violence-ridden

war-ridden

waste-ridden

worm-ridden

Anagrams

• Reddin, nidder, rinded