ridden
adjective/ˈrɪdn/
/ˈrɪdn/
usually in compounds- full of a particular unpleasant thing
- a disease-ridden slum
- a class-ridden society
- She was guilt-ridden at the way she had treated him.
- She was ridden with guilt.
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