ridden
Sat on horseback
Ridden is the past participle of ride, used with auxiliary verbs: I have ridden this trail before, The horse had never been ridden.
As a combining form, -ridden indicates being burdened or afflicted by something: guilt-ridden, debt-ridden, crime-ridden, bedridden.
The suffix always suggests something negative or oppressive.
Spread throughout uncontrollably
Heavily weighted down
- weighedMeasured heaviness of
- encumberedMade difficult to move
- overloadedBurdened past capacity
- heavyOf great mass
taxed · strained · saddled · hampered · bogged · beset · conscience-stricken · remorse
Minor health problem
- sufferingSustained experience of distress
- maladyA bodily affliction
- illnessState of poor health
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
sickness · syndrome · disorder · infirmity · ailing · sickly · unwell · debilitated
Controlled through persistent nagging
- controlledKept within limits
- subjugatedBrought under control
- governedAdministered by authority
- ruledExercised sovereign authority
tyrannized · manipulated · suppressed · cowed · bullied · browbeaten · dictated · subordinated
overrun
Spread throughout uncontrollably
laden
Heavily weighted down
- weighedMeasured heaviness of
- encumberedMade difficult to move
- overloadedBurdened past capacity
heavy · taxed · strained · saddled · hampered · bogged · beset · conscience-stricken · remorse
ailment
Minor health problem
infection · sickness · syndrome · disorder · infirmity · ailing · sickly · unwell · debilitated · weakened
trail
Path through wilderness
mount · saddle · bridlepath · track · course
henpecked
Controlled through persistent nagging
- controlledKept within limits
- subjugatedBrought under control
- governedAdministered by authority
ruled · tyrannized · manipulated · suppressed · cowed · bullied · browbeaten · dictated · subordinated
corrupt
Dishonest, open to bribes
riddenfree
Without payment or restriction
liberated · untroubled · unburdened · unafflicted · clear
- ridden upCrept up unintentionally
- ridden the benchStayed sidelined during play
- ridden roughshod overActed without regard for
- ridden the coattailsSucceeded via association
- ridden the pineSat unused during games
- ridden outEndured to completion