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Definition: Constipation |
ConstipationNoun1. Irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels; can be a symptom of intestinal obstruction or diverticulitis. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "constipation" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references) |
Etymology: Constipation \Con`sti*pa"tion\, noun. [Latin expression constipatio crowding together: compare to the French expression constipation.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definition |
Health | Infrequent or difficult evacuation of feces. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Some of the main causes of constipation include:
People often take laxatives to try to eliminate constipation.
Screaming Jay Hawkins wrote and sang "Constipation Blues" while suffering a serious bout. The Bonzo Dog Band recorded "The Strain" on the same subject.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Constipation."
Synonym: ConstipationSynonym: irregularity (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Closure | Noun: closure, occlusion, blockade; shutting up; Verb: obstruction; (hindrance); embolus; contraction; infarction; constipation, obstipation; blind alley, blind corner; keddah; cul-de-sac, caecum; imperforation, imperviousness; Adjective: impermeability; stopper. |
Density | Noun: density, solidity; solidness. Adjective: impenetrability, impermeability; incompressibility; imporosity; cohesion; constipation, consistence, spissitude. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
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Screenplays | I've had it with you and your emotional constipation! (Tarzan; writing credit: Edgar Rice Burroughs; Tab Murphy) | |
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 | Tarrant's Seltzer Aperient, To Regulate The Stomach, The Liver, The Bowels. : To cure Indigestion, Biliousness, Constipation. / Donaldson Brothers, N.Y. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |  | Some Facts About Constipation. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Urinary problems or constipation. (references) | |
Eat a balanced diet to prevent constipation. (references) | ||
The next step is preventing future constipation. (references) | ||
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| "Constipation" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Constipation" is used about 288 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 288 | 17,155 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "constipation": Common causes of constipation. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "constipation": constipation-pain-retention. | |
Ending with "constipation": anti-constipation. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "constipation"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | kapsllëk (obstruction). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | إمساك قبض المعدة. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | констипация, запек. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 便秘 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | zácpa (snarl). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | constipatio, obstipation (obstipation, severe constipation), forstoppelse (obstipation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | constipatie (obstipation), obstipatie (obstipation), verstopping (impediment, obstruction). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | mallakso, konstipo. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Faeroese | hart lív, harður opningur. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | ummetus, ummessa. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | constipation. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | verstopfung (astringency, block, blockage, engorgement, jam, obstruction, occlusion), Obstipation (obstipation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | δυσκοιλιότησ (costiveness), δυσκοιλιότητα (costiveness), δυσκοιλιότης (obstipation). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | עצירות. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | székrekedés (stoppage), szorulás. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | stitichezza (costiveness), costipazione (cold). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 糞詰まり , 秘結 , 便秘 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ひけつ (key, mysteries, negation, rejection, secret, voting down), べ"ぴ, ふ"づまり. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 변비. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | tartys, kiangley bolg (costiveness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norwegian | forstoppelse. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | onstipationcay constipação (catarrh, cold). (various references) constipaţie (costiveness, obstruction). (various references) запор (fastener, hasp, latch, lock, lock on). (various references) konstipacija. (various references) estreñimiento (colonic constipation), constipado (catarrh, catch a cold, cold, snuff). (various references) förstoppning (obstipation). (various references) peklik (stoppage), kabızlık (costiveness). (various references) запор (astriction, fast, obstruction, oppilation). (various references) rhwymedd. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | constipare. (various references) |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "constipation": constipations. (additional references) | |
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"Constipation" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: conspipation, constalation, constapation, constibation, constination, constipatiown. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "constipation" (pronounced kÄ'nstupā"shun) |
| 6 | -u p ā" sh u n | anticipation, dissipation, emancipation, occupation, participation, preoccupation. |
| 5 | -p ā" sh u n | usurpation. |
| 4 | -ā" sh u n | abbreviation, abdication, aberration, abomination, abrogation, acceleration, acclimation, accommodation, accreditation, accumulation, accusation, acidification, activation, adaptation, adjudication, administration, admiration, adoration, adulation, advocation, affectation, affiliation, affirmation, agglomeration, aggravation, agitation, alienation, allegation, alleviation, allocation, alphabetization, alteration, altercation, amalgamation, amelioration, amortization, amplification, amputation, animation, annexation, annihilation, annotation, antidiscrimination, appellation, application, appreciation, approbation, appropriation, approximation, arbitration, argumentation, articulation, aspiration, assassination, assimilation, association, augmentation, authentication, authorization, automation, aviation, avocation, balkanization, bifurcation, calculation, calibration, cancellation, cannibalization, capitalization, capitulation, carnation, castration, categorization, causation, celebration, centralization, certification, cessation, cetacean, characterization, citation, civilization, clarification, classification, coagulation, codification, cogeneration, cogitation, cohabitation, collaboration, collectivization, colonization, coloration, colorization, combination, commemoration, commendation, commercialization, communication, communization, compensation, compilation, complication, computation, computerization, concatenation, concentration, conciliation, condemnation, condensation, confabulation, confederation, configuration, confirmation, confiscation, conflagration, confrontation, conglomeration, congratulation, congregation, conjugation, connotation, consecration, conservation, consideration, consolation, consolidation, constellation, consternation, consultation, consummation, contamination, contemplation, continuation, conversation, convocation, cooperation, coordination, coronation, corporation, correlation, corroboration, creation, cremation, criminalization, crustacean, culmination, cultivation, dalmatian, damnation, decaffeination, decapitation, deceleration, decentralization, decertification, declaration, decontamination, decoration, decriminalization, dedication, defamation, deflation, deforestation, deformation, degeneration, degradation, dehumanization, dehydration, deification, deinstitutionalization, delegation, deliberation, delineation, demarcation, demilitarization, demobilization, democratization, demodulation, demonization, demonstration, demoralization, denationalization, denomination, denuclearization, denunciation, depopulation, deportation, depravation, depreciation, depredation, deprivation, deregulation, derivation, desalination, desalinization, desecration, desegregation, desiccation, designation, desolation, desperation, destabilization, destination, determination, detonation, detoxication, detoxification, devaluation, devastation, deviation, dictation, differentiation, dilatation, dilation, discoloration, discontinuation, discrimination, disembarkation, disinclination, disinflation, disinformation, disintegration, dislocation, disorganization, disorientation, dispensation, disputation, disqualification, dissemination, dissertation, dissociation, distillation, diversification, divination, documentation, domestication, domination, donation, dramatization, duplication, duration, echolocation, edification, education, ejaculation, elaboration, elation, electrification, elevation, elimination, elongation, emanation, embarkation, emigration, emulation, enumeration, equalization, equitation, equivocation, eradication, escalation, estimation, evacuation, evaluation, evaporation, evocation, exacerbation, exaggeration, examination, exasperation, excavation, excitation, exclamation, excommunication, exfoliation, exhalation, exhilaration, exhortation, exhumation, exoneration, expatriation, expectation, experimentation, expiration, explanation, explication, exploitation, exploration, expropriation, extermination, extrapolation, fabrication, facilitation, falsification, fascination, federation, fermentation, fertilization, fibrillation, figuration, filtration, fixation, flirtation, flotation, fluctuation, fluoridation, foliation, formation, formulation, fortification, foundation, fragmentation, frustration, fumigation, gasification, gastrulation, generalization, generation, gentrification, germination, gestation, glaciation, globalization, glorification, gradation, graduation, granulation, gratification, gravitation, gyration, habitation, hallucination, harmonization, hesitation, hibernation, hospitalization, humiliation, hybridization, hydration, hydrogenation, hyperinflation, identification, illumination, illustration, imagination, imitation, immigration, immunization, impersonation, implantation, implementation, implication, importation, impregnation, improvisation, imputation, inactivation, inauguration, incantation, incapacitation, incarceration, incarnation, inclination, incoordination, incorporation, incrimination, incrustation, incubation, indemnification, indentation, indexation, indication, indignation, indoctrination, industrialization, infatuation, infestation, infiltration, inflammation, inflation, information, inhabitation, inhalation, initiation, innovation, inoculation, insemination, insinuation, inspiration, installation, instigation, institutionalization, instrumentation, insubordination, insulation, integration, intensification, internationalization, interpretation, interrogation, intimation, intimidation, intonation, intoxication, inundation, invalidation, investigation, invitation, invocation, ionization, irradiation, irrigation, irritation, isolation, jubilation, justification, laceration, lactation, legalization, legislation, levitation, liberalization, liberation, libration, ligation, limitation, liquidation, litigation, localization, location, lubrication, machination, magnetization, magnification, malformation, manifestation, manipulation, marginalization, masturbation, maturation, maximization, mechanization, mediation, medication, meditation, menstruation, migration, mineralization, miniaturization, ministration, misallocation, misapplication, misappropriation, miscalculation, mischaracterization, miscommunication, miscreation, misidentification, misinformation, misinterpretation, misrepresentation, mitigation, mobilization, moderation, modernization, modification, modulation, molestation, monopolization, motivation, multiplication, mummification, mutation, mutilation, narration, nation, nationalization, naturalization, navigation, negation, negotiation, neutralization, nitration, nomination, nondiscrimination, nonproliferation, normalization, notation, notification, nucleation, nullification, obfuscation, obligation, observation, operation, optimization, oration, orchestration, ordination, organisation, organization, orientation, origination, ornamentation, oscillation, ossification, ostentation, ovation, overpopulation, overregulation, overvaluation, ovulation, oxidation, pacification, pagination, palpitation, pasteurization, penetration, perforation, permutation, perpetuation, personalization, personification, perspiration, perturbation, pigmentation, plantation, polarization, politicization, pollination, pontification, popularization, population, precipitation, predestination, prefabrication, premeditation, preparation, presentation, preservation, pressurization, privation, privatization, probation, proclamation, procrastination, procreation, profanation, prognostication, proliferation, pronunciation, propagation, proration, prostration, protestation, provocation, publication, punctuation, purification, qualification, quantification, quotation, radiation, radicalization, ramification, ratification, rationalization, reaffirmation, realization, reallocation, reauthorization, recalculation, recantation, recapitalization, recertification, recitation, reclamation, reclassification, recommendation, reconciliation, reconfiguration, reconfirmation, reconsideration, recreation, recrimination, rectification, recuperation, redecoration, rededication, reevaluation, reexamination, reflation, reforestation, reformation, refrigeration, refutation, regeneration, regimentation, registration, regulation, rehabilitation, rehydration, reincarnation, reincorporation, reinterpretation, reinvigoration, reiteration, rejuvenation, relation, relaxation, relocation, remediation, remuneration, renationalization, renegotiation, renomination, renovation, renunciation, reorganization, reparation, repatriation, replication, representation, repudiation, reputation, reregulation, reservation, resignation, respiration, restoration, resuscitation, retaliation, retardation, reunification, revaluation, revelation, reverberation, revitalization, revocation, rotation, rumination, salvation, sanctification, sanitation, saponification, saturation, securitization, sedation, sedimentation, segmentation, segregation, sensation, separation, sequestration, simplification, simulation, situation, socialization, solicitation, sophistication, specialization, specification, speculation, stabilization, stagflation, stagnation, standardization, starvation, station, sterilization, stimulation, stipulation, strangulation, subluxation, subordination, subsidization, substantiation, suburbanization, suffocation, summation, superstation, syndication, tabulation, taxation, telecommunication, temptation, termination, titillation, toleration, transformation, transillumination, translation, transplantation, transportation, trepidation, triangulation, tribulation, undervaluation, unification, unionization, urbanization, utilization, vacation, vaccination, vacillation, validation, valuation, vaporization, variation, vegetation, ventilation, verification, vibration, victimization, vilification, vindication, violation, visitation, visualization, vocation, vulgarization, westernization. |
| 3 | -sh u n | abduction, abolition, abortion, absolution, absorption, abstraction, academician, accession, accretion, acquisition, action, addiction, addition, admission, admonition, adoption, advection, affection, affliction, aggression, alliteration, alternation, ambition, ammunition, antiabortion, anticorruption, apparition, apportion, apprehension, ascension, ashen, assertion, assumption, attention, attraction, attribution, attrition, auction, audition, beautician, benediction, brutalization, caption, carburetion, caution, circulation, circumspection, clinician, coalition, coercion, cognition, collection, commission, commotion, compassion, competition, completion, complexion, composition, comprehension, compression, compulsion, compunction, conception, conceptualization, concession, concoction, concussion, condescension, condition, conduction, confection, confession, conjunction, connection, conniption, conscription, constitution, constriction, construction, consumption, contention, contortion, contraception, contraction, contradiction, contraption, contribution, contrition, convection, convention, conviction, convolution, convulsion, correction, corruption, counterrevolution, crucifixion, cushion, deception, decimation, decommission, decomposition, decompression, deconstruction, deduction, defection, definition, deletion, demolition, demotion, dentition, depiction, depletion, deposition, depression, dereliction, description, desertion, destitution, destruction, detection, detention, deterioration, devolution, devotion, diction, dietitian, diffraction, digression, dilution, dimension, diminution, direction, disaffection, disconnection, discretion, discussion, disinfection, disposition, disruption, dissatisfaction, dissection, dissension, dissolution, distinction, distortion, distraction, distribution, dysfunction, edition, egyptian, ejection, election, electrician, electrocution, elocution, emission, emotion, emulsion, encryption, erection, erudition, eruption, eviction, evolution, exaction, exception, excoriation, excretion, execution, exemption, exertion, exhibition, expansion, expedition, exposition, expression, expulsion, extension, extinction, extortion, extraction, extradition, faction, fashion, fiction, fission, flexion, formalization, fraction, freshen, friction, fruition, function, gentian, geriatrician, gumption, hessian, homogenization, hypertension, hypotension, ignition, impassion, imperfection, imposition, impression, inaction, inception, incineration, indiscretion, induction, infarction, infection, inflection, infliction, infraction, inhibition, injection, injunction, inquisition, inscription, insertion, inspection, institution, instruction, insurrection, interaction, interception, intercession, interconnection, interdiction, interjection, intermission, interruption, intersection, introduction, introspection, intuition, invention, junction, jurisdiction, juxtaposition, lilliputian, liposuction, liquefaction, locomotion, logician, lotion, magician, malfunction, malnutrition, mansion, martian, mathematician, mention, midsection, misapprehension, misconception, misimpression, misperception, mission, mortician, motion, munition, musician, nonaggression, nonfiction, nonprescription, notion, nutrition, objection, obsession, obstetrician, obstruction, ocean, omission, opposition, oppression, optician, option, overconsumption, overexpansion, overproduction, overprotection, overreaction, oversimplification, partition, passion, patrician, pediatrician, pension, perception, percussion, perfection, permission, persecution, petition, physician, politician, pollution, portion, position, possession, potion, precaution, precession, preconception, precondition, prediction, predilection, predisposition, preelection, preemption, preignition, premonition, prescription, presumption, presupposition, pretension, prevention, procession, production, profession, progression, prohibition, projection, promotion, proportion, proposition, propulsion, proscription, prosecution, prostitution, protection, ration, reaction, reassertion, reception, recession, recognition, recollection, recondition, reconstruction, redefinition, redemption, redirection, redistribution, reduction, reeducation, reelection, reflection, regression, reimposition, reinspection, reintegration, reintroduction, reinvention, rejection, remission, rendition, repercussion, repetition, reposition, repossession, repression, reproduction, requisition, resolution, restitution, restriction, resumption, resurrection, retention, retraction, retransmission, retribution, revolution, revulsion, rhetorician, sanction, satisfaction, secession, secretion, section, sedition, seduction, selection, session, solution, statistician, submission, subscription, subsection, substation, substitution, subtraction, succession, suction, superstition, supposition, suppression, suspension, suspicion, syncopation, tactician, technician, tension, theoretician, titian, traction, tradition, transaction, transcription, transection, transgression, transition, transmission, tuition, venetian, volition, workstation. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-i-i-n-n-o-o-p-s-t-t" | |
-2 letters: sonication. | |
-3 letters: citations, conations, inactions, incitants, notations, onanistic, opticians, potations. | |
-4 letters: actinons, canonist, captions, citation, coitions, conation, constant, contains, inaction, incitant, instinct, isotonic, isotopic, nicotins, notation, opinions, optician, opticist, oscitant, ostinati, ostinato, pactions, pintanos, position, potation, sanction, scotopia, sonantic, spittoon, stiction, tactions, topcoats. | |
-5 letters: actinon, actions, anionic, anoints, antipot, atonics, cantons, caption, cations, catnips. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-i-i-n-n-o-o-p-s-t-t" | |
+1 letter: constipations. | |
+2 letters: contraposition, pontifications. | |
+3 letters: anticorruptions, contrapositions, introspectional, postinoculation, postvaccination, procrastination, prognosticating, prognostication. | |
+4 letters: prenotifications, procrastinations, prognostications, unsophistication. | |
+5 letters: contemporaneities, noncooperationist, nonparticipations, unsophistications. | |
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