constipation
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
irregular and infrequent or difficult evacuation of the bowels; can be a symptom of intestinal obstruction or diverticulitis
Types & categories
- symptom hypernym
- dyschezia hyponym
- fecal impaction hyponym
- obstipation hyponym
Related & opposite
- constipate derivation
- irregular derivation
Sense 2 noun
the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)
Types & categories
- degradation hypernym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | constipate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | irregular |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | symptom |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | dyschezia |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fecal impaction |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | obstipation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | blunt |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | deaden |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | degradation |