Constipated — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

impede with a clog or as if with a clog

cause to be constipated

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈeɪnzmən/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈɒnstɪpˌeɪtɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈɒnstɪpˌeɪtɪd/

4 syllables Say it as /kɹˈeɪnzmən/.

Examples

The market is being clogged by these operations
My mind is constipated today
These foods tend to constipate you

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

clog constipate bind

Antonyms

unconstipated

Parts of Speech

verb	impede with a clog or as if with a clog “The market is being clogged by these operations”
verb	cause to be constipated “These foods tend to constipate you”
adjective	have difficult or incomplete or infrequent evacuation of the bowels

Word Forms

constipation

noun

irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels; can be a symptom of intestinal obstruction or diverticulitis

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verstopft

behindern mit einer Verstopfung oder wie mit einer Verstopfung

🇫🇷French

constipé

gêner avec un sabot ou comme avec un sabot

🇪🇸Spanish

estreñido

impedir con un zueco o como si fuera con un zueco

🇮🇹Italian

stitico

ostacolare con uno zoccolo o come con uno zoccolo

🇳🇱Dutch

verstopt

belemmeren met een klomp of als met een klomp

🇵🇹Portuguese

constipado

impedir com um entupimento ou como se estivesse com um entupimento

🇷🇺Russian

запор

мешать засором или как бы засором

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कब्ज़

रुकावट के साथ या मानो किसी रुकावट के साथ बाधा डालना

🇧🇩Bengali

কোষ্ঠকাঠিন্য

বাধা দিয়ে আটকানো

🇮🇳Tamil

மலச்சிக்கல்

ஒரு அடைப்புடன் அல்லது ஒரு அடைப்புடன் தடுக்கிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

మలబద్ధకం

అడ్డంకితో లేదా అడ్డుపడేలా అడ్డుపడుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

बद्धकोष्ठता

अडथळे किंवा क्लोग सह

🇮🇳Gujarati

કબજિયાત

એક પગરખાં સાથે અથવા જો એક પગરખાં સાથે અવરોધ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಲಬದ್ಧತೆ

ಅಡಚಣೆಯಿಂದ ಅಥವಾ ಅಡಚಣೆಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಅಡ್ಡಿಪಡಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മലബന്ധം

ഒരു തടസ്സം കൊണ്ട് തടസ്സപ്പെടുത്തുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഒരു തടസ്സം പോലെ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਬਜ਼

ਇੱਕ ਖੜੋਤ ਨਾਲ ਜਾਂ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਇੱਕ ਬੰਦ ਨਾਲ ਰੁਕਾਵਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

قبض

رکاوٹ کے ساتھ روکنا یا گویا ایک بند کے ساتھ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

便秘的

用木屐阻碍或好像用木屐阻碍

🇯🇵Japanese

便秘した

下駄によって、または下駄のように妨げられる

🇰🇷Korean

변비

막히거나 막힌 것처럼 방해하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bị táo bón

cản trở bằng tắc nghẽn hoặc như thể bị tắc nghẽn

🇹🇭Thai

ท้องผูก

ขัดขวางด้วยสิ่งอุดตันหรือเสมือนสิ่งอุดตัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

sembelit

terhalang dengan sumbatan atau seolah-olah dengan sumbatan

🇵🇭Filipino

tibi

hadlangan ng bara o parang may bara

🇲🇾Malay

sembelit

menghalang dengan terompah atau seolah-olah dengan terompah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ممسك

تعوق مع تسد أو كما لو كان مع تسد

🇮🇷Persian

یبوست

با یک گرفتگی یا گویی با گرفتگی مانع شود

🇹🇷Turkish

kabızlık

bir tıkanıklıkla veya sanki bir tıkanıklık varmış gibi engellemek

🇮🇱Hebrew

עצירות

לעכב עם סתימה או כאילו עם סתימה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'constipated'?

The primary meaning of 'constipated' is 'impede with a clog or as if with a clog'.

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Using 'constipated' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'constipated' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'constipated' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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