Constipation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈæŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/kˌɒnstɪpˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˌɒnstɪpˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /kɹˈæŋ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

stultification impairment irregularity deadening

Word Forms

constipate	verb	cause to be constipated
irregular	adjective	not occurring at expected times
deaden	verb	make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verstopfung

unregelmäßige und seltene oder schwierige Darmentleerung; kann ein Symptom eines Darmverschlusses oder einer Divertikulitis sein

🇪🇸Spanish

constipación

evacuación intestinal irregular, poco frecuente o difícil; puede ser un síntoma de obstrucción intestinal o diverticulitis

🇮🇹Italian

stipsi

evacuazione irregolare, poco frequente o difficile dell'intestino; può essere un sintomo di ostruzione intestinale o diverticolite

🇳🇱Dutch

constipatie

onregelmatige en onregelmatige of moeilijke evacuatie van de darmen; kan een symptoom zijn van darmobstructie of diverticulitis

🇵🇹Portuguese

constipação

evacuação intestinal irregular e infrequente ou difícil; pode ser um sintoma de obstrução intestinal ou diverticulite

🇷🇺Russian

запор

нерегулярная и нечастая или затрудненная эвакуация кишечника; может быть симптомом кишечной непроходимости или дивертикулита

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कब्ज़

अनियमित और कभी-कभार या मलत्याग में कठिनाई; आंत्र रुकावट या डायवर्टीकुलिटिस का लक्षण हो सकता है

🇧🇩Bengali

কোষ্ঠকাঠিন্য

অন্ত্রের অনিয়মিত এবং বিরল বা কঠিন নিষ্কাশন; অন্ত্রের বাধা বা ডাইভার্টিকুলাইটিসের লক্ষণ হতে পারে

🇮🇳Tamil

மலச்சிக்கல்

குடல்களை ஒழுங்கற்ற மற்றும் அரிதாக அல்லது கடினமான வெளியேற்றம்; குடல் அடைப்பு அல்லது diverticulitis ஒரு அறிகுறி இருக்க முடியும்

🇮🇳Telugu

మలబద్ధకం

ప్రేగుల యొక్క క్రమరహిత మరియు అరుదుగా లేదా కష్టతరమైన తరలింపు; ప్రేగు సంబంధిత అవరోధం లేదా డైవర్టికులిటిస్ యొక్క లక్షణం కావచ్చు

🇮🇳Marathi

बद्धकोष्ठता

अनियमित आणि क्वचित किंवा कठीण आतडे बाहेर काढणे; आतड्यांसंबंधी अडथळा किंवा डायव्हर्टिकुलिटिसचे लक्षण असू शकते

🇮🇳Gujarati

કબજિયાત

આંતરડાનું અનિયમિત અને ભાગ્યે જ અથવા મુશ્કેલ ખાલી થવું; આંતરડાના અવરોધ અથવા ડાયવર્ટિક્યુલાટીસનું લક્ષણ હોઈ શકે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಲಬದ್ಧತೆ

ಕರುಳಿನ ಅನಿಯಮಿತ ಮತ್ತು ಅಪರೂಪದ ಅಥವಾ ಕಷ್ಟಕರವಾದ ಸ್ಥಳಾಂತರಿಸುವಿಕೆ; ಕರುಳಿನ ಅಡಚಣೆ ಅಥವಾ ಡೈವರ್ಟಿಕ್ಯುಲೈಟಿಸ್ನ ಲಕ್ಷಣವಾಗಿರಬಹುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

മലബന്ധം

കുടലിലെ ക്രമരഹിതവും അപൂർവ്വവുമായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ബുദ്ധിമുട്ടുള്ള ഒഴിപ്പിക്കൽ; കുടൽ തടസ്സം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഡൈവർട്ടിക്യുലിറ്റിസിൻ്റെ ലക്ഷണമാകാം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਬਜ਼

ਅੰਤੜੀਆਂ ਦਾ ਅਨਿਯਮਿਤ ਅਤੇ ਕਦੇ-ਕਦਾਈਂ ਜਾਂ ਮੁਸ਼ਕਲ ਨਿਕਾਸੀ; ਅੰਤੜੀਆਂ ਦੀ ਰੁਕਾਵਟ ਜਾਂ ਡਾਇਵਰਟੀਕੁਲਾਈਟਿਸ ਦਾ ਲੱਛਣ ਹੋ ਸਕਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

قبض

آنتوں کا بے قاعدہ اور کبھی کبھار یا مشکل انخلا؛ آنتوں کی رکاوٹ یا ڈائیورٹیکولائٹس کی علامت ہو سکتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

便秘

排便不规则、不频繁或困难；可能是肠梗阻或憩室炎的症状

🇯🇵Japanese

便秘

腸の排出が不規則で頻度が少ない、または困難である。腸閉塞または憩室炎の症状である可能性があります

🇰🇷Korean

변비

불규칙하고 드물거나 어려운 장의 배출; 장폐색이나 게실염의 증상일 수 있습니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

táo bón

đại tiện không đều đặn và không thường xuyên hoặc khó khăn; có thể là triệu chứng của tắc ruột hoặc viêm túi thừa

🇹🇭Thai

ท้องผูก

การอพยพของลำไส้ไม่สม่ำเสมอและไม่บ่อยนักหรือยาก; อาจเป็นอาการลำไส้อุดตันหรือโรคถุงผนังลำไส้อักเสบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

sembelit

evakuasi usus yang tidak teratur dan jarang atau sulit; bisa menjadi gejala obstruksi usus atau divertikulitis

🇵🇭Filipino

pagtitibi

hindi regular at madalang o mahirap na paglisan ng bituka; ay maaaring sintomas ng bara ng bituka o diverticulitis

🇲🇾Malay

sembelit

pemindahan usus yang tidak teratur dan jarang atau sukar; boleh menjadi gejala halangan usus atau diverticulitis

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إمساك

إخلاء الأمعاء بشكل غير منتظم وغير متكرر أو صعب. يمكن أن يكون أحد أعراض انسداد الأمعاء أو التهاب الرتج

🇮🇷Persian

یبوست

تخلیه نامنظم و نادر یا دشوار روده ها؛ می تواند نشانه ای از انسداد روده یا دیورتیکولیت باشد

🇹🇷Turkish

kabızlık

bağırsakların düzensiz ve seyrek veya zor boşaltılması; bağırsak tıkanıklığı veya divertikülit belirtisi olabilir

🇮🇱Hebrew

עֲצִירוּת

פינוי לא סדיר ולא תדיר או קשה של המעיים; יכול להיות סימפטום של חסימת מעיים או דיברטיקוליטיס

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

The primary meaning of 'constipation' is 'irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels; can be a symptom of intestinal obstruction or diverticulitis'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'constipation' in a grammatically correct way?

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

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

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

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