shut-in

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [shuht in]
- /ʃʌt ɪn/
- /ʃʌt ɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shuht in]
- /ʃʌt ɪn/

Definitions of shut-in word

adjective shut-in confined to one's home, a hospital, etc., as from illness. 1
adjective shut-in Psychiatry. disposed to desire solitude; withdrawn; asocial. 1
adjective shut-in (of an oil or gas well) temporarily sealed up. 1
noun shut-in a person confined by infirmity or disease to the house, a hospital, etc. 1
noun shut-in Also called shut-in well. an oil or gas well that has been closed down. 1

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Origin of shut-in

First appearance:

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

1840-50, Americanism; adj., noun use of verb phrase shut in

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Parts of speech for Shut-in

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Shut-in

shut-in popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for shut-in

noun shut-in

invalid — an infirm or sickly person.
consumptive — A consumptive person suffers from tuberculosis.
incurable — not curable; that cannot be cured, remedied, or corrected: an incurable disease.
outpatient — a patient who receives treatment at a hospital, as in an emergency room or clinic, but is not hospitalized.

All 4 Synonyms of shut-in