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CONSTIPATED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does constipated mean?
• CONSTIPATED (adjective)
The adjective CONSTIPATED has 1 sense:
1. have difficult or incomplete or infrequent evacuation of the bowels
Familiarity information: CONSTIPATED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Have difficult or incomplete or infrequent evacuation of the bowels
Similar:
bound (confined in the bowels)
Antonym:
unconstipated (not constipated)
Context examples
A question about whether an individual is or has been constipated.
(Have Constipation, NCI Thesaurus)
Sometimes it is painful to pass. At one time or another, almost everyone gets constipated.
(Constipation, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)
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