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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bedbound

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

Syllables
bed-bound
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Unable to leave one's bed (for any reason, such as illness, injury, or disability).

Example Sentences

Etymology

From bed + bound.

Inflected Forms

more bedbound (comparative) most bedbound (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

chairbound housebound

Synonyms

bedridden bedfast

Questions

What does bedbound mean?
Unable to leave one's bed (for any reason, such as illness, injury, or disability).
Where does bedbound come from?
From bed + bound.

How to pronounce bedbound

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