fever-ridden

English

adj
Definitions
  • (of a place or community) Experiencing an epidemic of one of the diseases known as fever (such as yellow fever).
  • (of a place) Harbouring the virus that causes one of the diseases known as fever.
  • (of a person) Suffering from fever.

Etymology

Compound from English fever + English ridden.

Origin

English

ridden

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