sick-abed

noun

A person who is staying in bed because of illness.

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Meanings

nounsick-abed (plural sick-abeds)

plural sick-abeds

  1. A person who is staying in bed because of illness.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveconfined to bed (by illness)

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bedfastbedriddenbedridillsick
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bedfastbedridbedridden

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

sick-abed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sick-abed

MLA

“sick-abed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sick-abed. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sick-abed,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sick-abed.

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