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Meaning of Constipation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˌkɒnstɪˈpeɪʃən

Definitions

  1. A state of the bowels in which the evacuations are infrequent and difficult, or the intestines become filled with hardened faeces.
    countable, uncountable
  2. The act of crowding anything into a lesser space, or the state of being crowded or pressed together; condensation.
    countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية إمساك الإمساك حصر قبض
Azərbaycanca qəbiz
Bosanski zatvor затвор
Català restrenyiment
Cymraeg rhwymedd
Dansk forstoppelse
Ελληνικά δυσκοιλιότητα
Esperanto mallakso
فارسی یبوست
Suomi konstipaatio tulppa ummetus umpi
Français constipation
Gàidhlig teanntachd-cuim
हिन्दी क़ब्ज़
Hrvatski zatvor затвор
Magyar székrekedés
Bahasa Indonesia konstipasi sembelit
Italiano stipsi stitichezza
日本語 便秘
한국어 변비
Македонски запек
മലയാളം മലബന്ധം
Nederlands constipatie
Română constipație
Slovenčina zápcha
Shqip kaps
Српски zatvor затвор
Svenska förstoppning
Tagalog tibi
Türkçe kabız kabızlık
Українська запо́р запрет
اردو قَبْضْ
Tiếng Việt táo táo bón

Examples

“If you also knew how to combine foods—that is, what foods eaten together “set well,” you need never have indigestion, constipation or any of the headachy, stomachachy ills they lead to.”
“Review of systems was positive for unintentional weight gain of 13.5 kilograms in the last eight months, excessive fatigue, fever, difficulty focusing, one episode of painful oral ulcer on the roof of her mouth, change in the hair texture with nonscarring alopecia, shortness of breath with exertion, and constipation.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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