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housebound

adjective as in confined to one's home.

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Gemma said at one point she was almost housebound and could only get around through the help of a pushchair or shopping trolley.

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Mr Taylor said losing his mobility had turned his life "upside down" as he is unable to work and is "nigh-on housebound."

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There have been times he's been too anxious to do that and we were housebound but at the moment he's doing OK.

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"I was very ill for a long time and I was housebound," she said.

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

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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