constipation
A state of the bowels in which the evacuations are infrequent and difficult, or the…A state of the bowels in which the evacuations are infrequent and difficult, or the intestines become filled with hardened faeces.
» Do you suffer from constipation?
Leiden Sie an Verstopfung? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Вы страдаете запорами? — corvard
Ви страждаєте на запори? — deniko
corvard · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A state of the bowels in which the evacuations are infrequent and difficult, or the intestines become filled with hardened faeces.
Obstipation, Verstopfung
запо́рzapór, констипа́цияkonstipácija
запо́рzapór
irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels; can be a symptom of intestinal obstruction or diverticulitis
(countable, uncountable)The act of crowding anything into a lesser space, or the state of being crowded or pressed together; condensation.
Examples
12 sentencesDo you suffer from constipation?
Ви страждаєте на запори? — deniko
ruВы страдаете запорами? — corvard
deLeiden Sie an Verstopfung? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Figs are recommended for constipation conditions.
Figs are recommended for constipation problems.
Figs are good for diet-related constipation.
Figs can cure constipation without any drugs.
Translations
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Origin
First attested in the beginning of the 15ᵗʰ century, in Middle English; inherited from MidFirst attested in the beginning of the 15ᵗʰ century, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English constipacioun, borrowed from Medieval Latin constīpātiō or its Old French equivalent, from cōnstīpō + -tiō. By surface analysis, constipate + -ion.
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Forms
plural: constipations| Singular | constipation |
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regular
Synonyms
5 synonyms- irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels; can be a symptom of intestinal obstruction or diverticulitis:irregularity
- the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine):stultificationimpairmentdeadening
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable