constipated

Describes a condition where a person has difficulty emptying their bowels, often resulting in infrequent or painful bowel movements.

• 🇫🇷Décrit un état dans lequel une personne éprouve des difficultés à évacuer les selles, ce qui entraîne souvent des défécations rares ou douloureuses.

1. Having difficulty with bowel movements B1 formal medical

   Having difficulty or infrequent evacuation of the bowels, often causing discomfort.

   • He felt constipated after eating too much cheese.
   • The doctor recommended drinking more water if you are constipated.
   • She was constipated for several days and needed medication.

   🇫🇷constipé (difficulté à évacuer les selles)

   Synonymes: blockedboundcostiveimpactedirregular

   Antonymes: diarrheicloose

• more constipated comparative form
• most constipated superlative form

A verb used to describe the condition of having difficulty emptying the bowels, or causing such a condition.

• 🇫🇷Verbe utilisé pour décrire le fait de provoquer ou de souffrir d'une difficulté à évacuer les selles (constipation).

1. To cause constipation B2 formal medical

   To cause difficulty in emptying the bowels, resulting in infrequent or hard stools.

   • Certain medications can constipate some patients.
   • A diet low in fiber tends to constipate people.
   • The doctor warned that the painkillers might constipate him.

   🇫🇷constiper

   Synonymes: bind

2. To obstruct or clog C1 formal

   To block or impede the normal flow or progress of something.

   • The bureaucratic process constipated the entire approval system.
   • A buildup of sediment can constipate the drainage pipes.
   • Red tape often constipates the flow of information in large organizations.

   🇫🇷obstruer, boucher

   Synonymes: blockclogcongestimpedeobstructoccludeplugstop up

   Antonymes: clearfreeopenreleaseunblockunclog

• constipated past participle
• constipated past simple
• constipating present participle
• constipates third person singular