Definition & Meaning of "shut-in"in English

Shut-in

(of a person) confined indoors, particularly due to illness or having a physical or mental disability

invalid

Grammatical Information

animacy status

human

Composition

Compound

countable

plural form

shut-ins

Examples

The shut-in rarely left the house, relying on caregivers for support.

shut-in

confined usually by illness

Grammatical Information

Composition

Compound

qualitative

Superlative

most shut-in

Comparative

more shut-in

gradable

somewhat introverted

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