housebound

[ hous-bound ]

adjective

1. restricted to the house, as by bad weather or illness.

housebound

/ ˈhaʊsˌbaʊnd /

adjective

1. unable to leave one's house because of illness, injury, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of housebound¹

First recorded in 1875–80; house + -bound ¹

Example Sentences

But endometriosis and adenomyosis have left her housebound, in debilitating pain, and unable to see a future as a mum.

From BBC

"I couldn’t go anywhere after 17:00 because Bradley would come home from school and that was me housebound," she said.

From BBC

But two years later, housebound with pain, the very thought of music was too much to bear.

From BBC

A little girl skated on an icy pond as her housebound grandfather watched through a window in a Kia spot.

From Los Angeles Times

He pled guilty to the charges in October but since he is housebound in hospice care and expected to die within months — federal prosecutors agreed to nix his sentence.

From Salon

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