-ridden

== English == === Etymology === Back-formation from bedridden. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɹɪdən/, [ˈɹɪdn̩] === Suffix === -ridden Figuratively construed as “repeatedly/perennially affected by” or “unable to escape from”. ‎crime + ‎-ridden → ‎crime-ridden ‎bug + ‎-ridden → ‎bug-ridden ==== Synonyms ==== lousy with riddled with, -riddled ==== Derived terms ==== === Anagrams === Reddin, nidder, rinded