menstruation
Syllables: men·stru·a·tionUK/ˌmɛnstɹuːˈeɪʃən//ˌmɛnstɹuˈeɪʃən/
menstruation noun: the periodic discharging of the menses, the flow of blood and cells from the lining of the uterus in unfertilized females of humans and other primates.
Noun
menstruation (countable and uncountable, plural menstruations)
- The periodic discharging of the menses, the flow of blood and cells from the lining of the uterus in unfertilized females of humans and other primates.
- It would seem that in Avebury, Stonehenge, and Malta the mystery cult of menstruation/mensuration reached its most consummate development.1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 267
- [T]he release of semen from the penis predominantly symbolizes a forceful masculine operation, an orgasmic ‘rush’ – ejaculate refers to a sudden happening, an ejection – while the ‘loss’ of blood during menstruation is viewed as a more or less passive occurrence. Even the metaphors employed to...2002, Annie Potts, “Innerspace”, in The Science/Fiction of Sex: Feminist Deconstruction and the Vocabulares of Heterosex, Hove, East Sussex; New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, part 2 (The Vocabularies...
- An instance of menstruation, the part of each month during which a fertile woman menstruates.
menstruation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
menstruation in Hindi
- periodic discharging of the menses
- रजोधर्म rajodharm, ऋतुस्राव ŕtusrāv, ऋतु ŕtu, रजोस्राव rajosrāv, स्त्रीधर्म strīdharm, स्त्रीरज strīraj
menstruation in Tamil
- கருகழிப்பு, மாதவிடாய், மாதவிலக்கு, மாதப்போக்கு
menstruation in Marathi
- periodic discharging of the menses
- पाळी pāḷī, मासिक पाळी māsik pāḷī, ऋतु f ऋत्व f आर्तव f रजस् f कन्याव्रत rajas
menstruation in Urdu
- periodic discharging of the menses
- حیض hayz
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- menstruation in Bengali
- রজঃস্রাব rojoḥsrab, স্ত্রীধর্ম stridhormo, স্ত্রীরজ striroj, কুসুম kuśum
- menstruation in Telugu
- ఋతుస్రావం r̥tusrāvaṁ
- menstruation in Malayalam
- ആർത്തവം āṟttavaṁ, തീണ്ടാരി tīṇṭāri
- menstruation in Kannada
- ಮುಟ್ಟು muṭṭu
- menstruation in Gujarati
- ફૂલ phūl, કુસુમ kusum
- menstruation in Sanskrit
- ऋतु ṛtu
- menstruation in Tagalog
- kanya, sapanahon, regla, buwanang dalaw
- menstruation in Arabic
- حَيْض ḥayḍ, طَمْث ṭamṯ, الدورة الشهرية ad-dawra aš-šahriyya
- menstruation in Malay
- haid
- menstruation in Indonesian
- menstruasi, haid, datang bulan
- menstruation in Persian
- عادت ماهانه 'âdat-e mâhâne, قاعدگی qâ'edegi, پریود period, حیض heyz
- menstruation in Thai
- ประจำเดือน bprà-jam-dʉʉan, เมนส์ men, ระดู rá-duu
- menstruation in Vietnamese
- chu kỳ kinh nguyệt, kinh nguyệt
- menstruation in Myanmar
- ရာသီလာခြင်း rasilahkrang:, ဓမ္မတာ dhamma.ta, ပန်း pan:
Synonyms of menstruation
- Aunt Flo
- Aunt Frieda
- Aunt Rose
- blob
- blood sports
- Bloody Mary
- blowjob week
- breaching the beaver dam
- catamenia
- caught short
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- Charlie
- closed for maintenance
- come crook
- country cousin
- crimson tide
- crimson wave
- curse
- curse of Eve
- curse of Tom
- dropping clots
- entertaining the general
- fallen to the Communists
- fall off the roof
- flowers
- flashing the red flag
- flying baker
- flying the red flag
- friend
- grandma George
- granny
- granny grunts
- have the painters in
- have one's moons
- have the rag on
- high tide
- holy week
- illness
- in the red tent
- Jennie
- lady problems
Forms of menstruation
| plural | menstruations |
|---|---|
| alternative form | menstration |
Origin of menstruation
From menstruum + -ation, modelled after Late Latin menstruatio. The word is a cognate with French menstruation, Spanish menstruación, which displaced Old English mōnaþblōd (literally “monthblood”).
Words formed from menstruation
Phrases with menstruation
Words that rhyme with menstruation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about menstruation
- What does menstruation mean?
- Menstruation means the periodic discharging of the menses, the flow of blood and cells from the lining of the uterus in unfertilized females of humans and other primates.
- What is menstruation in Hindi?
- Menstruation in Hindi is रजोधर्म (rajodharm), ऋतुस्राव (ŕtusrāv), ऋतु (ŕtu). See Menstruation meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is menstruation?
- Menstruation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce menstruation?
- Menstruation is pronounced /ˌmɛnstɹuːˈeɪʃən/ (UK).
- What is the plural of menstruation?
- The plural of menstruation is menstruations.
Words near menstruation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: menstruation (page history and authors); menstruation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ആർത്തവം (Malayalam) (page history and authors); ಮುಟ್ಟು (Kannada) (page history and authors); કુસુમ (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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