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SHUT-IN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
Synonyms:
invalid; shut-in
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("shut-in" is a kind of...):
diseased person; sick person; sufferer (a person suffering from an illness)
Holonyms ("shut-in" is a member of...):
homebound (people who are confined to their homes)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Confined usually by illness
Synonyms:
homebound; housebound; shut-in
Classified under:
Similar:
confined (not free to move about)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Somewhat introverted
Synonyms:
introvertish; shut-in
Classified under:
Similar:
introversive; introvertive (directed inward; marked by interest in yourself or concerned with inner feelings)
