drug-ridden

adjective

Dominated or plagued by illicit drugs.

“The country's overcrowded and drug-ridden prisons will be reviewed by an independent board of inquiry.”

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Meanings

adjectivedrug-ridden (comparative more drug-ridden, superlative most drug-ridden)

comparative more drug-ridden · superlative most drug-ridden

  1. Dominated or plagued by illicit drugs.

    The country's overcrowded and drug-ridden prisons will be reviewed by an independent board of inquiry.

Origin

From drug + -ridden.

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Translations

German drogenverseucht
  • drogenverseuchtdominated or plagued by illicit drugs
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APA

drug-ridden. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drug-ridden

MLA

“drug-ridden.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drug-ridden. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “drug-ridden,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/drug-ridden.

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