"constipated" meaning in English

See constipated in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈkɒnstəpeɪtəd/ Audio: En-us-constipated.ogg Forms: more constipated [comparative], most constipated [superlative]
enPR: kŏn'stə-pā-təd Head templates: {{en-adj}} constipated (comparative more constipated, superlative most constipated)
  1. Unable to defecate; costive. Translations (unable to defecate): δυσκοίλιος (duskoílios) (Ancient Greek), trethtegys (Cornish), verstopt (Dutch), geconstipeerd (Dutch), constipé (French), verstopft (German), δυσκοίλιος (dyskoílios) (Greek), iata (Irish), ceangailte sa chorp (Irish), crua sa chorp (Irish), crua sa bholg (Irish), kōroke (Maori), tina (Maori), na nkoma (Ngazidja Comorian), com prisão de ventre (Portuguese), estreñido (Spanish), förstoppad (Swedish), táo bón (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-constipated-en-adj-4nZtn-5z Disambiguation of 'unable to defecate': 98 2
  2. (figurative) Failing to make a point or reach a conclusion; stifled. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-constipated-en-adj-Wr25PYgl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Cornish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Ngazidja Comorian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 76 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 10 70 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 81 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 87 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 24 62 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Cornish translations: 11 76 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 11 68 21 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 11 69 21 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 14 71 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 25 57 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 11 76 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 12 75 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Ngazidja Comorian translations: 12 74 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 12 75 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 8 77 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 12 75 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 12 75 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: constipatedly, exhaustipated, unconstipated Related terms: constipation

Verb

IPA: /ˈkɒnstəpeɪtəd/ Audio: En-us-constipated.ogg
enPR: kŏn'stə-pā-təd Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} constipated
  1. simple past and past participle of constipate Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: constipate Related terms: laxative
    Sense id: en-constipated-en-verb-uUlqkgj0
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          "_dis1": "98 2",
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          "lang": "Cornish",
          "sense": "unable to defecate",
          "word": "trethtegys"
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          "sense": "unable to defecate",
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          "word": "geconstipeerd"
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          "roman": "dyskoílios",
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