Meaning of bed rot | Babel Free

Definitions

To lie in bed without engaging in activities, especially as a form of self-care (either adaptive or maladaptive).

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Examples

“You are quite capable of coping with the world — you’re not hiding from responsibility or commitments — but you don’t fancy it right now and have nothing to prove to anyone. You can bed rot for hours, days, or even a full weekend.”

“The experts said that it’s OK to bed rot as long as you take some precautions to protect your mental and physical health.”

“Sam (Rachel Sennott) is depressed. Dissociative and disconnected, she spends her days bed-rotting, microwaving lunch meat and searching her name on Twitter.”

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