adj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   simple past and past participle of constipate form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Unable to defecate; costive.
2. 2
   Failing to make a point or reach a conclusion; stifled. figuratively

   "But there is no place for grand gestures but there's a basic contempt for women in this puny, constipated drama."

Adjective

1. 1
   have difficult or incomplete or infrequent evacuation of the bowels wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

boundblockedchokedchoked upcloggedclogged up

Antonyms

All antonyms

unconstipated

Example

More examples

"I have been constipated for three days."

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