constipation

Noun

Meaning

Act of crowding anything into a less compass, or the state of being crowded or pressed together; condensation.

A state of the bowels in which the evacuations are infrequent and difficult, or the intestines become filled with hardened faeces; costiveness.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

hasp congestion impairment diarrhea irregularity coughing occlusion clogging deadening sneezing indigestion embolus impermeability pruritus constipated
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Antonyms

hand release aid assistance proportion relief
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Hypernyms

degradation symptom debasement

Hyponyms

obstipation dyschezia fecal impaction

Phrases with the word

magnesium oxide for constipation dyskinetic constipation chronic constipation chronic idiopathic constipation inflammatory constipation

Examples

Constipation was one of the things she hated most in the world, on par with despicable men who commit domestic violence and narrow-minded religious fundamentalists. Haruki Murakami

(...) comes under the influence of old French Fairies who accuse him of constipation of the brain & diarrhea of the mouth. Jack Kerouac

Using your head to manage your life = creativity constipation. David Allen (author)

[I]f it's just you, attempting to come up with a "good idea" before defining your purpose, creating a vision, and collecting lots of bad ideas is likely to give you a case of creative constipation. David Allen (author)

It's the business of movies, it's the fights that go along with the level of budget, and more than anything, it's the creative constipation of having to live with one idea for two or three years. It's just not that fun. Matt Stone

Cucumber raita helps prevent constipation due to water and dietary fibre. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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