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Figuratively construed as repeatedly subject to or unable to escape from (example: hagridden, bedridden.)

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-ridden

Source Word

-ridden

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Figuratively construed as "repeatedly subject to" or "unable to escape from" (example: hagridden, bedridden.)

Japanese Meaning

絶えず〜の影響を受け、抜け出せない状態、もしくは取り憑かれている状態を示す（例：寝たきり＝bedridden）

The once-thriving neighborhood became crime-ridden after the factory closed, leaving many families forced to move away.

かつては活気のあったその地域は工場が閉鎖されてから犯罪がはびこり、多くの家族が移転を余儀なくされました。

Sense（1）

Figuratively construed as "repeatedly subject to" or "unable to escape from" (example: hagridden, bedridden.)