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shut-in

DEFINITIONS OF: shut-in

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n someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury

Synonyms:
invalid
Type of:
diseased person, sick person, sufferer
a person suffering from an illness

adj confined usually by illness

Synonyms:
homebound, housebound
confined
not free to move about

adj somewhat introverted

Synonyms:
introvertish
introversive, introvertive
directed inward; marked by interest in yourself or concerned with inner feelings
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